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  4. The addition of HCl to an alkene proceeds in two steps. The first step is the attack of H+ ion to > C =C < portion which can be shown as

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Q. The addition of $HCl$ to an alkene proceeds in two steps. The first step is the attack of $H^{+}$ ion to $> C =C <$ portion which can be shown as

Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Solution:

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It can be shown as
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Double bond is a source of electrons and the charge flows from source of more to less electron density