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Chemistry term
Homolitic Bond Cleavage
In one sentence
From Bond cleavage. In a homolytic bond cleavage, the bonding pair of electrons is split evenly between the products. The cleaving generates two uncharged product species or radicals, each of which bears an unpaired electron.
Definition
From Bond cleavage. In a homolytic bond cleavage, the bonding pair of electrons is split evenly between the products. The cleaving generates two uncharged product species or radicals, each of which bears an unpaired electron.
Example
Generalization
Figure 1. Homolitic Bond Cleavage
Eg: The chain initiation step in monochlorination of methane
Figure 2. Homolitic Bond Cleavage
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