Practice Fission Of A Covalent Bond (8.7.1) - Organic chemistry

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Question 1.
What are the two types of bond cleavage?
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Think about how the electrons are distributed after the bond breaks.
Question 2.
Define a carbocation.
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What do you call a carbon with a positive charge?
3Question 3.
What type of cleavage leads to charged particles?
- Heterolytic
- Homolytic
- Both
- None
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Think about charge distribution.
4Question 4.
True or False: A free radical carries a positive charge.
- True
- False
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What defines a radical?
Question 5.
Calculate the stability of the following carbocations: CH3+, (CH3)2C+, (CH3)3C+. Justify your ranking.
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Consider how many alkyl groups are attached to the positive carbon.
Question 6.
Illustrate the homolytic cleavage of hydrogen peroxide into hydroxyl radicals. Discuss the significance of radical formation.
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Use half-headed arrows for radical processes.

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