Question

State the difference between: acid radical and basic radical

Answer 1

Hint: Radical ions are free radicals that have charge on them. These are mainly seen as reactive intermediates in organic chemistry. These ions can have positive or negative charges on it. Depending on its charge, it is acidic and basic.

Complete step by step solution:
-Acid radicals are basically the negative part of an acid or the negative ion in an acid. When we remove hydrogen from an acid, we get an acid radical. We can also obtain acid radical by removing hydroxyl groups or mercapto groups from an acid.
-Basic radical is also an ion which is basic in nature and is coming from a base. It is a positively charged chemical species. We can also call it cation. It can be a portion of an inorganic salt. By removing the hydroxyl ion from a base, we can get a basic radical.

The differences between acid and basic radical is given as follows:

Acid Radicals	Basic Radicals
Acid radicals are basically negative charged radicals	Basic radicals are positively charged radicals.
By removing hydrogen ions, we can obtain acid radicals.	By removing hydroxyl ions, we can obtain basic radicals.
Example of acid radicals are when sulphuric acid loses one proton, we get the acid radical\[HSO_{4}^{-}\]	Example for basic radical when hydroxyl ion is removed from KOH, we obtain the basic radical \[{{K}^{+}}\]ion.

Thus, the above given table is the differences in acid and basic radicals.

Additional Information:
There are neutral radicals that are radicals without any charge on them. Example for neutral radicals is methyl radical.

Note: Free radicals are highly reactive. These are highly unstable be it negatively or positively charged or neutral radicals.