General Chemistry: Atoms First
General Chemistry: Atoms First
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9780321809261
Author: John E. McMurry, Robert C. Fay
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 4.10, Problem 4.24P
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Most common radical in human body and its biological effect has to be explained.

Concept introduction:

Radical: The species which has one or more unpaired electron.  These unpaired electrons readily makes free radical molecule which are highly unstable and chemically reactive. Free radical are denoted as R.

There are three kind of radical

  • Reactive Oxygen species
  • Reactive nitrogen species
  • Non-radical

Radical are very reactive because they are unstable.  The readily react with two molecule to forms stable molecule.

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General Chemistry: Atoms First

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