alleryStart learning →Homolytic fission is favoured by which condition?
APolar solvents
BUltraviolet light
CAqueous acids
DDissolved salts
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Ultraviolet light
Homolysis occurs under UV radiation, peroxides or high temperature, whereas heterolysis prefers polar solvents.
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