alleryStart learning →In homolytic cleavage of a covalent bond, what happens to the shared electrons?
APair goes to one atom
BOne goes to each atom
CPair is lost entirely
DPair becomes unshared
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. One goes to each atom
Each bonded atom retains one electron of the pair, forming two species with an unpaired electron.
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