Question

$CH_3CH_2Cl$ undergoes homolytic fission produces

• A. $CH_3\overset{ \bullet}{C}H_2$ and $\overset{ \bullet}{C}l$
• B. $CH _{3} \dot{ C }_{2}$ and $Cl ^{\oplus}$
• C. $CH _{3} C ^{\oplus} H _{2}$ and $Cl ^{-}$
• D. $CH _{3} C ^{\oplus} H _{2}$ and $\dot{ C }$ l

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

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 $C - Cl$ bond is
Homolytic cleavage produces free radicals - atoms with unpaired valence electrons.
$H _{3} CH _{2} C ^{-} Cl \rightarrow H _{3} CH _{2} C ^{\oplus}$ and $Cl ^{-}$