Talk:Radical (chemistry)
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I changed to to combaine what was on Radical (chemistry) and Free Radical and formated it. They should be merged, forwarding Free radical to here. Zwa 03:18, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
This page isn't particularly well organised/explained, insomuch as it talks about two different meanings of the word radical in chemistry. It would seem better to me to have a disambiguation page for this with a link to the exsisting Free radical page which is far more comprehensive, and another to a slightly expanded page explaining the use of the word in the sense of a substituent. --ChemRad 23:53, 22 Feb 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] vote for merge with free radical
this article should be merged, rikXL 21:19, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Free radicals?
I thought free radicals is what happens when you dont put leftists in jail... :-)
Dullfig 20:03, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] What molecular species are you talkin' 'bout, Willis?
>>In chemistry, radicals (often referred to as free radicals) are atomic or molecular species
I'm not a chemist, but I've never heard of an atomic or molecular species before. If there is such a thing in chemistry, it should be linked to definition. If not, then that's some bad word choice.
It is clear that you are not a chemist then. "atomic or molecular species" is a very commonly used term in chemistry.
[edit] Are radicals always uncharged?
I think it is untrue to suggest that radicals are uncharged. Radicals can be charged.
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/jpcbfk/2002/106/i40/abs/jp026591s.html
http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/abstract.cgi/jpchax/1977/81/i17/f-pdf/f_j100532a018.pdf?sessid=6006l3
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2000SPIE.4061..154F
The "uncharged" has got to go. Superoxide is both an anion and a free radical, the charge is irrelevant. Jasoninkid
[edit] Observational Database?
A large observational database of many different atmospheric constituents including radicals from a host of platforms is available. It is of general use. Do you think it should be added to the article text? Dlary
[edit] improper referrals
The section titled "Elimination of systemic free radicals" contains the sentence "Since reactive oxidative species (ROS) like sunlight and carcinogens lead to the formation of free radicals, inhibition of free radicals therefore decreases the risk of tumoric growth." Sunlight is certainly not a free radical and not all carcinogens are either. This sentence makes no logical sense and should be re-written by the author to better express their argument. 24.210.141.199 23:47, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
There are so many errors in this pare it should just be dieted. Jasoninkid
[edit] Diagnostics
If memory serves Spin Traps are usually used in EPR experiments with free radicals should a part be written on them? Jasoninkid
[edit] Formation
Free radicals do not half to be created from a broken covalent bond, although they can, they can also be made by one e- reduction or oxidation of a atom or molecule, this line needs to be fixed. Jasoninkid
What is this obsession with no charge, "all species" should be most at most. Jasoninkid
[edit] Combustion
O2 is not a radical. Jasoninkid
