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what do curly arrows show?

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the movement of a pair of electrons starting from a double bond or lone pair

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what is bond fission?

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the breaking of a covalent bond

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describe heterolytic bond fission

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  • both electrons go to one atom
  • most electronegative atom attracts
  • forms ions
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define homolytic bond fission

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  • one electron goes to each atom
  • produces the same product
  • forms radicals
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Chemistry 4.1.1: Basic Concepts (3 decks)

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