Radical (chemistry)
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In chemistry, radicals (often referred to as free radicals) are atoms, molecules, or ions with unpaired electrons on an open shell configuration. Radicals may have positive, negative or zero charge. By convention, metals and their ions or complexes with unpaired electrons are not radicals.
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