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Homework Statement
Do alkenes only form carbocations while carbonyl groups only form carbanions?
Homework Equations
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The Attempt at a Solution
I understand the relative reactivity of carbocations and carbanions. How does one know when an organic compound follows heterolytic cleavage or homolytic cleavage of H? For example, do alkenes only make carbocations while ketones and aldehydes create carbanions?