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1. Difference between radical and ion.

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A radical is a molecule or atom that has at least one unpaired electron (one electron is in an orbit by itself), but this molecule or atom does not carry a charge like an ion because the number of orbiting electrons still matches the number of protons in the nucleus.; however, it is very reactive.
An ion carries a charge after gaining or losing an electron.


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