Chemistry A-Level
Contrast with heterolytic fission
What Contrast with heterolytic fission means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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In heterolytic fission one atom takes both electrons and ions form, whereas homolytic fission gives one electron per atom and two radicals.
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