Question

State the difference between acid radical and basic radical

Answer 1

Difference between Acidic radical and Basic radical

Acidic Radical	Basic Radical
Negatively charged radicals are called acidic radicals.	Positively charged radicals are called basic radicals.
Acid radicals are formed by the removal of hydrogen ions (${\mathrm{H}}^{+}$)	Basic radicals are formed by the removal of the hydroxide ion (${\mathrm{OH}}^{-}$).
Acid radicals can also be made by removing hydrogen ions from an acid.	Basic radicals are also formed by removing hydroxyl ions from a base.
Examples: ${\mathrm{H}}_2{\mathrm{SO}}_4$ loses one ${\mathrm{H}}^{+}$ ion to form ${{\mathrm{HSO}}_4}^{-}$ ion which is called an acidic radical.	Example: $\mathrm{KOH}$ loses ${\mathrm{OH}}^{-}$ ion and becomes ${\mathrm{K}}^{+}$ ion, which is a basic radical.

Therefore, the basic difference between acidic and basic radical is that one contains positively charged species and another contain negatively charged species.