Radical (chemistry)
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radical-chemistry-176-7653406
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Radical (chemistry)
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In chemistry, a radical, also known as a free radical, is an atom, molecule, or ion that has at least one unpaired valence electron.
With some exceptions, these unpaired electrons make radicals highly chemically reactive. Many radicals spontaneously dimerize. Most organic radicals have short lifetimes. A notable example of a radical is the hydroxyl radical (HO·), a molecule that has one unpaired electron on the oxygen atom. Two other examples are triplet oxygen and triplet carbene (꞉CH2) which h
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Atom, molecule, or ion that has an unpaired valence electron; typically highly reactive
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_(chemistry)
date created:
2003-05-27T18:57:47Z
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2024-09-03T18:01:07Z
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