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Q. Due to presence of an unpaired electron, free radicals are

Jharkhand CECEJharkhand CECE 2008

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Free radicals have unpaired electrons, so are neutrals and reactive. $ \overset{\centerdot }{\mathop{C}}\,{{H}_{3}}+\overset{\centerdot }{\mathop{C}}\,{{H}_{3}}\xrightarrow{{}}C{{H}_{3}}-C{{H}_{3}} $