8.7.1 - Fission of a Covalent Bond
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What are the two types of bond cleavage?
💡 Hint: Think about how the electrons are distributed after the bond breaks.
Define a carbocation.
💡 Hint: What do you call a carbon with a positive charge?
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What type of cleavage leads to charged particles?
💡 Hint: Think about charge distribution.
True or False: A free radical carries a positive charge.
💡 Hint: What defines a radical?
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Calculate the stability of the following carbocations: CH3+, (CH3)2C+, (CH3)3C+. Justify your ranking.
💡 Hint: Consider how many alkyl groups are attached to the positive carbon.
Illustrate the homolytic cleavage of hydrogen peroxide into hydroxyl radicals. Discuss the significance of radical formation.
💡 Hint: Use half-headed arrows for radical processes.
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