Bond fission

yep

To be literal, 'Breaking of' i think, dont hold me to it!

oh come on people...standards of chemistry !!

Bond Fission is the breaking of a covalent bond !!

Ok so what wuld this be:

The type of bond fission of the Cl-Cl bond in the reaction between Cl2 and methane??

heterolytic, it forms two species that are the same (two cl free radicals

heterolytic, it forms two species that are the same (two cl free radicals

homolytic even!

I thought heterolytic fission was where one electron from the double bond went to seperate atoms, and homolytic was where both atoms go to one atom. So heterolytic would be:

Cl(2) --(UV)--> 2Cl* (chlorine radicals)

ok..a lot of people are getting confused here....
if in doubt...think about what is happening

when the bond breaks who gets the electrons...in CL2...both chlorines will attract the electrons the same..thus 2 free radicals

in a H - CL bond the chlorine will get all the electrons thus a negative ion and the hydrogen will be a postive ion

So the answer to my orginal question is???

Ok so what wuld this be:

The type of bond fission of the Cl-Cl bond in the reaction between Cl2 and methane??