Question

Dissociation of molecules can be heterolytic or homolytic but ionisation is always heterolytic.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

Dissociation generally refers to breaking a compound into smaller pieces, usually reversibly. You can have dissociation without the formation of charged species.

For the dissociation of a covalent bond the electron is initially shared between both atoms, thus the dissociation event into ions involves the transfer of an electron from one atom to the other, and hence is also termed ionization.