General Flashcards
1
Q
Acid vs base
A
Acid
~ donate H^+
Base
~ accept H^+
2
Q
Types of bond breaking in mechanisms
A
• Homolytic
~ covalent bond splits equally
~ each atoms receives one e
• Heterolytic
~ covalent bond does not split equally
~ one atom receives both e
~ + ion and - ion formed
