How to treat Radicals
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How to treat Radicals
If a radical is treated as 1 region of electron density, similar to a lone pair, does it also take up a larger region and create greater electron repulsion than a bonding-bonding pair?
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Re: How to treat Radicals
yes, i believe that radicals are still treated as lone pairs they just have slightly lower abilities to repulse the electrons around them
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Re: How to treat Radicals
Yes, you should treat a single electron as one full region of electron density. However, because there is only one electron compared to two in a lone pair, it most likely has a lower magnitude of electron repulsion.
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Re: How to treat Radicals
ATingin_3I wrote:If a radical is treated as 1 region of electron density, similar to a lone pair, does it also take up a larger region and create greater electron repulsion than a bonding-bonding pair?
In class, Dr. Lavelle said that radicals are one region of electron density. They do have electron repulsion, but most likely, yes, they have a lower one relative to a lone pair. The angle, i'm guessing, is less than a bonded atom, but greater than a lone pair.
Re: How to treat Radicals
Yes it should be treated as a whole region of electron density. It would still cause repulsion, however, I do not think it would be the same amount as a complete lone pair.
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