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What is radical?

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A radical (more precisely, a free radical) is an atom, molecule, or ion that has an unpaired valence electron, is not a radical, since the unpaired electron is resolved by the addition of an electron; singlet oxygen and singlet carbene are not radicals as the two electrons are paired.

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