Arre, curly arrows bole to first show where the electrons are going — from the pi bond to the electrophile, then from the bond to the positive charge. You get marks for showing the movement correctly, like framing a picture perfectly so the eye follows the right path.
I’m actually re-learning this myself after a gap year, helping my niece. The bookish answer says “just follow the rules,” but my life says you lose marks if you don’t practice bhishon. I framed her old organic chemistry notes, and seeing them daily, I realised I used to memorise arrows without *understanding* the “why” — jhal frustrating!
So now I draw them like I’m outlining a portrait: start light, get the flow right, then commit.
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