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A radical is a molecule or an atom with unpaired electrons and is very reactive.

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What is the valency of sulphur in sulphite radical?

The valency of sulfur in the sulfite radical is +4. This is because sulfur has a usual oxidation state of +4 in the sulfite ion, which is SO3^2-.


What does a radical with one atom of sulphur and three atoms of oxygen make?

A radical with one atom of sulfur and three atoms of oxygen would create a sulfate radical (SO4*). This radical is highly reactive due to its unpaired electron and can participate in various chemical reactions, especially in environmental processes such as oxidation reactions in the atmosphere.


Is hydroxy radical an oxidizing agent?

Yes, hydroxy radical is a common?æoxidizing agent. An oxidizing agent removes electrons and then turns them into oxialic acid.?æ


What are some examples of radical?

Hydrogen Peroxide is an example of a free radical. A free radical works by causing the oxidation of another atom. Free radicals are highly reactive because they are missing an electron. They will take that electron from any plant, human, or animal atom in a cell. That atom is then missing an electron and becomes a free radical itself. When any compound has the suffix -oxide in it, that usually hints that it is a free radical and would be considered basic on the pH scale.


Which of the free radicals reactions are commercially important?

Some commercially important free radical reactions include polymerization reactions for producing plastics, oxidation reactions for synthesizing certain chemicals, and free radical halogenation reactions for producing products such as chlorofluorocarbons.


What are some examples of free radicals?

Hydrogen Peroxide is an example of a free radical. A free radical works by causing the oxidation of another atom. Free radicals are highly reactive because they are missing an electron. They will take that electron from any plant, human, or animal atom in a cell. That atom is then missing an electron and becomes a free radical itself. When any compound has the suffix -oxide in it, that usually hints that it is a free radical and would be considered basic on the pH scale.


What is a ''Radical'' in mathematics?

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What is the radical approximation of radical 11?

There is no reasonable radical approximation for radical 11.


Example of radical in addition?

Here is an example, radical 20 plus radical 5. Now radical 20 is 2(radical 5) so we can add radical 5 and 2 radical 5 and we have 3 radical 5.


The expression radical 3x is equivalent to the expression x radical 3?

Radical (3x) = radical(x) * radical(3).


Mechanism of oxidation of fluorene to fluorenone?

I'm not positive about the correct mechanism, but I can propose one that seems plausible. Oxygen can exist as a singlet or triplet species. The triplet species (O-O with 2 lone pairs and a radical on each O) is the ground state species, so unless O2 is excited, it will most likely react in this manner. Using that assumption, O2 can abstract a proton radical from flourene to form a fluorene radical (with the radical at the benzylic position). This is the initiation of a radical chain process. Next, the peroxy radical can attach to the fluorene radical (thus terminating the chain). Alternatively, another O2 molecule can attach to the fluorene radical. This peroxy fluroene radical can abstract a proton from a fluorene molecule, propogating a fluorene radical. In either case, the resulting species is a peroxy fluorene molecule. Now, you can draw a mechanism where a hydroxide anion (the reaction is run in base) pulls off the remaining benzylic proton, pushing electrons into a carbon to oxygen pi bond, and breaking the oxygen-oxygen single bond to release hydroxide. As I said, I have no evidence for this mechanism, just using my chemical knowledge and experience.


What is a stable radical?

A stable radical is a radical that is not changing. A radical is a molecule or atom that has an unpaired electron.