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Maya Beal Dis 1D
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Radicals

Postby Maya Beal Dis 1D » Tue Nov 05, 2019 3:15 pm

Will radicals be covered on the midterm?
Also, in homework problem 2C.5 you are asked to draw the Lewis Structure and determine is the molecule is a radical. For part a ClO-, how would you know that the one unpaired electron would be on the oxygen atom as opposed to the chlorine? Is there any way to predict this?
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Alex Tchekanov Dis 2k
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Re: Radicals

Postby Alex Tchekanov Dis 2k » Tue Nov 05, 2019 3:52 pm

You know that the unpaired electron is on the oxygen atom because oxygen is more electronegative and thus wants the electron more.
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Re: Radicals

Postby 305376058 » Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:48 pm

Since oxygen has greater electronegativity, it will attract the lone electron.
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