The addition of HCl to an alkene proceeds in two steps. The first step is the attack of H^(+) ion to gt C = C lt portion which can be shown as

The addition of HCl to an alkene proceeds in two steps. The first step

1.	The addition of HCl to an alkene proceeds in two steps. The first step is the attack of H^(+) ion to gt C = C lt portion which can be shown as
Answer» All of these are possible Solution :SINCE double bond is a SOURCE of electrons and the charge flows from centre of more to LESS electron density, therefore, `PI`-electrons of the double bond attack the PROTON, i.e., representation (b) is correct.