Heterolysis of propane gives:

methyl and ethyl free radical

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methylium and ethyl free radical

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methyl anion and ethylium cation

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methylium and ethylium cation

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Solution

The correct option is C methyl anion and ethylium cation
Heterolytic fission results in the formation of two different chemical species in the sense that one is a cation and the other an anion.
Heterolysis of propane:
$C H_{3} C H_{2} C H_{3} \to C H_{3}^{-} + C H_{3} C H_{2}^{+}$

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