Question

Write symbols of the following elements and the radicals obtained from them and indicate the charge on the radicals.

Mercury, potassium, nitrogen, copper, sulphur, carbon, chlorine, oxygen

Answer 1

sr. no.	Element	Symbols	Free radicals	charge on the radicals
i.	Mercury	Hg	Hg+	+1
			Hg2+	+2
ii.	Potassium	K	K+	+1
iii.	Nitrogen	N	N3-	-3
iv.	Copper	Cu	Cu+	+1
			Cu2+	+2
v.	Sulphur	S	S2-	-2
vi.	Carbon	C	C+	+1
vii.	Chlorine	Cl	Cl-	-1
viii.	Oxygen	O	O2-	-2