What is heterolytic cleavage of a chemical bond?

  • A
    The breaking of a bond where each atom takes one electron.
  • B
    The breaking of a bond where the shared pair of electrons remains with one of the fragments.
  • C
    The formation of a bond by sharing electrons.
  • D
    The process of bond dissociation into free radicals.

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