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In heterolytic cleavage, the shared pair of electrons stays with:

ATen fragments
BOne fragment
CTwo fragments
DSix fragments
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. One fragment
1. The two ways a bond can break differ in where the electrons go. 2. In heterolytic cleavage the shared pair remains with one of the fragments. 3. So the correct answer is one fragment. _Source: syllabus Chemistry Part II, Unit 12 'Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques'_
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