Radicals and "damaging"
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Re: Radicals and "damaging"
Yes. This is because radicals only have one free electron instead of an electron pair.
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Re: Radicals and "damaging"
Because radicals have unpaired electrons, they are highly reactive and therefore cause a dangerous amount of damage.
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Re: Radicals and "damaging"
What causes the formation of radicals? If they are in a more stable state prior to being a radical, why are they left with 7 valence electrons?
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Re: Radicals and "damaging"
I believe usually it is the intake of energy that breaks a more stable molecule into parts and cause radicals to form. For example, Dr. Lavelle talked about the energy of photon can cause H2O to separate into H and OH in upper atomsphere while OH is a radical.
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