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: NCERT Class 11 Chemistry Part II, Unit 12 'Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques'_
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