What is homolytic bond fission?
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The breaking of a covalent bind which involves the separation of bonded atoms with on electron each from the bond pair is called homolytic bond fission or homolysis.
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Homolytic cleavage is the breaking of a covalent bond in such a way that each fragment gets one of the shared electrons.
The word homolytic comes from the Greek homoios, "equal", and lysis, "loosening".
For example, the homolytic cleavage of a Br-Br bond is
The word homolytic comes from the Greek homoios, "equal", and lysis, "loosening".
For example, the homolytic cleavage of a Br-Br bond is
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