Question

Differentiate between the following with suitable examples- A basic radical and an acid radical

Answer 1

The positive part is called the basic radical and the negative part is called the acid radical.
A compound maybe consider having –

1. A positive part [e.g. metal or ammonium ion]
2. A negative part [e.g. chloride, bromide, sulphate, nitrate etc.]

Compound	Positive part - Basic Radical	Negative part - Acid radical
Sodium	\[\ce{Na+}\]	\[\ce{NO3-}\]
Ammonium	\[\ce{NH4+}\]	`"SO"_4^--`
Sulphate	\[\begin{bmatrix} \ce{H}\\\ | \\\ce{N}\\\ / \phantom{...}|\phantom{..} \setminus\phantom{.}\\\ \ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H} \end{bmatrix}^+\]