Some theories on aging suggest that free radicals cause a variety of diseases and aging
Chapter 0, Problem 113(choose chapter or problem)
Some theories on aging suggest that free radicals cause a variety of diseases and aging. Free radicals (as explained in 111 and 112) are molecules or ions containing an unpaired electron. As you know from Lewis theory, such molecules are not chemically stable and quickly react with other molecules. Free radicals may attack molecules within the cell, such as DNA, changing them and causing cancer or other diseases. Free radicals may also attack molecules on the surfaces of cells, making them appear foreign to the bodys immune system. The immune system then attacks the cell and destroys it, weakening the body. Draw the Lewis structure for each of these free radicals, which have been implicated in theories of aging. (a) (b) (c) OH (d) CH (unpaired electron on terminal oxygen) 3OO OO2 -
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