Antioxidants

[Isabel Day 1D]

How do antioxidants react with radicals? What does this look like on a chemical level?

[AVerma_F19]

Antioxidants are able to give a single e- to a free radical without becoming destabilized themselves.

[philipraj_1F]

Antioxidants give an electron to radicals which keeps them from being harmful in the body

[Eesha Sohail 1D]

I don't exactly understand radicals; how do they form, and why? I was under the impression atoms usually have electrons in pairs. I do understand why they're so reactive comparatively, and why that would be harmful.

[005321227]

Antioxidants give an e- to a radical to stabilize it. Foods like dark berries contain a lot of these and are critical in a balanced diet to stabilize free radicals in the body.

[Adelpha Chan 1B]

How do antioxidants react with radicals? What does this look like on a chemical level?

antioxidants stabilize radicals by giving up a free electron. By stabilizing the radical, it is no longer able to attack the body and cause damage.

[Rita Chen 1B]

What happens to the antioxidants afterward?

[PriscillaLi_3G]

What is the significance of antioxidants?

[Robert Tran 1B]

Radicals are highly reactive because they have one unpaired electron. Antioxidants prevent them from reacting by donating an electron to make an electron pair.

[BeylemZ-1B]

What happens to the antioxidants afterward?

Afterwards, the antioxidants are simply excreted from the body! typically in the form of urination