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Radicals and "damaging"
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 11:38 pm
by DanielleNario1A
Radicals "damage" DNA because they are highly reactive?
Re: Radicals and "damaging"
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 11:42 pm
by Kyle Golden Dis 2G
Yes. This is because radicals only have one free electron instead of an electron pair.
Re: Radicals and "damaging"
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 4:19 pm
by Amy Dinh 1A
Because radicals have unpaired electrons, they are highly reactive and therefore cause a dangerous amount of damage.
Re: Radicals and "damaging"
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 5:06 pm
by Tarika Gujral 1K
Taking antioxidants (vitamins) can help offset some of the damage.
Re: Radicals and "damaging"
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:26 pm
by Max Hayama 4K
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?
Re: Radicals and "damaging"
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:20 am
by Chloe Qiao 4C
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.