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Assertion: Heterolytic fission involves the breaking of a covalent bond in such a way that both the electrons of the shared pair are carried away by one of the atoms.
Reason: Heterolytic fission occurs readily in polar covalent bonds.
ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryJEE Main
Options:
  • A If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • B If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • C If assertion is true but reason is false.
  • D If the assertion and reason both are false.
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The correct answer is: If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
Heterolytic fission occurs when the two atoms differ considerably in their electronegativities and shared pair of electrons is carried by more electronegative atom.

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