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what are ment by radicals ❓breif explanation please ❓​

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Answered by Anonymous
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Answer:

A radical is a chemical species that contains an unpaired electron. ... In general, radicals are highly reactive and form new bonds again very quickly. A radical may be electrically neutral, positively charged (radical cation) or negatively charged (radical anion).

Answered by kochedaksh06
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radical is a chemical species that contains an unpaired electron. In the past such species were often called "free radicals".

Explanation:

Radicals are usually formed when a single covalent bond breaks to leave an unpaired electron on each of the two species created by the bond breaking: this is called homolysis.

Homolysis is shown in the diagram below, where a single electron moves from the bond to each atom, producing radicals A. and B..

homolysis

Dots are placed on radical species to show that they possess a single, unpaired electron.

Cleaving a chemical bond requires energy to be input, such as heat or light. In general, radicals are highly reactive and form new bonds again very quickly.

A radical may be electrically neutral, positively charged (radical cation) or negatively charged (radical anion

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