Question

4.
Compound undergoing homolytic bond
cleavage will lead to formation of which
chemical species ?
(
A)
Anion
(B)
Cation
(C)
Free radical
(D)
Atoms​

Answer 1

Answer:

free radical is. the. answer

Answer 2

(C) Free radical is the correct answer.

1. Homolytic cleavage also known as homolysis or radical fission or homolytic fission is the breakage of bond, where electrons are equally divided into the product. Thus the product formed are called radicals.
2. Bond dissociation energy abbreviated as BDE is the amount of energy required to cleave the bond.
3. The homolytic cleavage occurs by the energy of light or heat.