There are two kinds of curly arrows used in organic chemistry - \'fish-hook\' or

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There are two kinds of curly arrows used in organic chemistry - 'fish-hook' or 'single-headed' arrows & 'normal' or 'double-headed' arrows. From the options below, select the statement which best couples these to the terminology of 'homolytic', 'heterolytic', 'homogenic' and 'heterogenic'.

Select one:

a. Fish-hook arrows are used to describe both homo- and heterolytic bond cleavage, while double-headed arrows are used to describe homo- and heterogenic bond formation.

b. Fish-hook arrows are used to describe both homo- and heterogenic bond formation, while double-headed arrows are used to describe homo- and heterolytic bond cleavage.

c. Fish-hook arrows are used to describe heterolytic bond cleavage and heterogenic bond formation, while double-headed arrows are used to describe homiletic bond cleavage and homogenic bond formation.

d. Fish-hook arrows are used to describe homolytic bond cleavage and homogenic bond formation, while double-headed arrows are used to describe heterolytic bond cleavage and heterogenic bond formation.

Explanation / Answer

D OPTION is correct

Fish-hook arrow represent the movement of one electron in direction of arrow.

it is used for homolytic cleavage of bond and  homogenic bond formation.

double headed arrow represent double-headed arrows are used to describe heterolytic bond cleavage and heterogenic bond formation.it is between element haing differnt electronegativity

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