oxygen free radical (1 Viewer)

[bobbie212]

hey thers a dot pt where u hav to compare properties of oxygen free radical wit molecular oxygen. Im confused, is the oxygen free radical same as the oxide anion? and if it is then do we talk about the properties of ionic compounds which are made up of the oxide anion?

 

[Tommy_Lamp]

you just have to say that it is more reactive then molecular oxygen and shy. that you can discover in your book

 

[mitochondria]

A free radical is defined as an uncharged atomor molecule which as at least one unpaired electron (therefore not the Oxygen anion). In this particular dop point you are asked to compare properties of oxygen free radical (O) with the molecular oxygen (O2). If you are answering this as a HSC questions, you would do the following:

1. draw the lewis structure of both O and O2
2. lable the 2 unpaired electrons on the O molecule (as crosses)
3. explain the difference in reactivity of the two in terms of the unpaired electons of the free radical and other properties if applicable

Next time when you come across something that you don't undrestand, such as "free radical" in this case, finding the definition of the keywords would be very helpful in understand the question and answering it.

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*sigh* you can "discover" most of not everything "in your book"

 

[randhi]

DP7: Compare the properties of the gaseous forms of oxygen and the oxygen free radical

Oxygen molecule is very stable as the octet is complete in both the oxygen atoms. In the oxygen free radical the octet is not complete and it will share or gain electrons to become stable. Therefore it is very reactive.