Chemistry Radicals Quiz and Flashcards

Study Notes

A radical in chemistry is a highly reactive molecule or atom that has one or more unpaired electrons.
Radicals are typically generated through various mechanisms such as homolytic cleavage, redox reactions, and photochemical reactions.
Radicals play a crucial role in living organisms, as they are involved in various biological processes, including metabolism, DNA damage, and signaling pathways.
The molecule O2· is given as an example of a radical, which is a highly reactive oxygen species.
The significance of radicals in chemical reactions lies in their ability to initiate chain reactions, leading to the formation of new products.

According to Le Sage's theory, the force of gravity is the result of the bombardment of tiny unseen particles, called "ultra-mundane corpuscles", on material bodies.
In Le Sage's theory, material bodies partially shield each other from the impinging corpuscles, resulting in a net force that is attractive between the bodies.
Le Sage called the tiny unseen particles "ultra-mundane corpuscles".
Le Sage's theory of gravitation never gained widespread acceptance due to its lack of mathematical rigor and the difficulty in explaining the details of the gravitational phenomenon.
In Le Sage's theory, the presence of a second object affects the impact of corpuscles on the first object by reducing the number of corpuscles that hit the first object, resulting in a net attractive force between the two objects.