Define radical ? Give examples.
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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 (:CH. ) which have two unpaired electrons. Radicals may be generated in a number of ways, but typical methods involve redox reactions.
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A radical is a chemical species that contains an unpaired electron. ... A radical may be electrically neutral, positively charged (radical cation) or negatively charged (radical anion). Examples of Radicals. 1. The chlorine molecule Cl2 undergoes homolysis in ultraviolet light to form two Cl. radicals.
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