Explain the two types of fission of a covalent bond with examples.
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A covalent bond is formed when a pair of electrons is shared by two atoms. A bond can be broken in 2 ways: Heterolytic fission (or heterolysis) - the pair of electrons is taken by one of the atoms. Homolytic fission (or homolysis) - the pair of electrons is split between the separated atoms.
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A covalent bond is formed when a pair of electrons is shared by two atoms. ... Heterolytic fission (or heterolysis) - the pair of electrons is taken by one of the atoms. Homolytic fission (or homolysis) - the pair of electrons is split between the
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