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Q.Heterolytic fission of C-Br bond results in the formation of

(a) free radical
(b) Carbanion
(c) Carbocation
(d) Carbanion and Carbocation
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Step 1. In heterolytic fission, the more electronegative of the two bonded atoms keeps both electrons of the bonding pair.

Step 2. Bromine is considerably more electronegative than carbon, so in heterolysis of a C-Br bond, bromine departs with both electrons as Br−Br^-. …

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