Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Chemical bonding

Chemical bonding — practice question

In the addition polymerisation of alkenes, which bonds are broken and which bonds are formed?

  • A$\pi$ only broken, $\sigma$ only formed
  • B$\pi$ only broken, $\sigma$ and $\pi$ formed
  • C$\sigma$ and $\pi$ broken, $\sigma$ only formed
  • D$\sigma$ and $\pi$ broken, $\sigma$ and $\pi$ formed

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