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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question

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Homolytic fission of covalent bond between carbon atoms will produce :
Options
A Two carbonium ions
B Two molecules
C Free radicals
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D Carbonium ion and carbanion
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Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

In homolytic fission, the bond breaks evenly, with each carbon atom retaining one electron from the bond, forming two free radicals.

Hint

What are the products of homolytic fission?

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