heterolytic
/ˌhɛdərəˈlɪtɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or involving heterolysis, especially in chemistry where a bond breaks unevenly.
- The heterolytic cleavage of the molecule produced two oppositely charged ions.
- The lab manual described the conditions needed for heterolytic bond breaking.
- In a heterolytic reaction, one atom keeps both electrons from the broken bond.
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