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11.5 Introduction To Reaction Mechanisms

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Total cards: 9•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What is a covalent bond?

Back (Answer)

A shared pair of electrons between two atoms

#2
Front (Question)

What is homolytic bond fission?

Back (Answer)

A covalent bond is broken, and each of the bonded atoms takes one of the electrons from the bond

#3
Front (Question)

What is a radical?

Back (Answer)

A species with an unpaired electron

#4
Front (Question)

What is heterolytic fission?

Back (Answer)

When a covalent bond breaks and one atom takes both electrons Forms a negative ion and a positive ion

#5
Front (Question)

What does a curly arrow show?

Back (Answer)

Movement of a pair of electrons

#6
Front (Question)

What does a fish hook arrow show?

Back (Answer)

Movement of a single unpaired electron

#7
Front (Question)

Addition reaction

Back (Answer)

Two reactants join together to form one product

#8
Front (Question)

Substitution reaction

Back (Answer)

Atom or group of atoms replaced by a different atom or group of atoms

#9
Front (Question)

Elimination reaction

Back (Answer)

Removal of a small molecule from a larger one