IB Chemistry SL 3.4.3 Heterolytic Fission Questions
Use real SL exam questions to represent heterolytic bond cleavage, assign ionic charges and distinguish it from homolytic fission.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
- Course
- Chemistry SL
- Level
- SL
Exam points
- Show both bonding electrons moving to one atom with a full double-barbed curly arrow during heterolytic bond fission.
- Assign a negative charge to the fragment receiving the electron pair and a positive charge to the other fragment, forming ions.
- Distinguish ionic heterolysis from radical-forming homolysis in equations and diagrams.
IB Chemistry SL 3.4.3 Heterolytic Fission Questions question 1
Which row correctly shows heterolytic fission?
Original rows A–D showing Br–Br bond fission.
A
Row A
B
Row B
C
Row C
D
Row D
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