Question

A) define heterolytic cleavage.
b.Give one example

Answer 1

Answer:

Heterolytic cleavage is the breaking of covalent bond or shifting of the two electrons covalently bonded, completely to one of the atom previously involved in the covalent bond.

Explanation:

Heterolytic cleavage occurs only of that bond which involve two atoms having very large electronegativity difference. Thus, during heterolytic cleavage, the bonded pair of electron goes to that atom having a higher electronegativity.

Example :

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