Free Radicals
Highly reactive atoms or molecules with incomplete octets and therefore uneven numbers of electrons. (In the case of hydrogen radical this is an incomplete duet.) Free radicals species are very electrophilic, will abstract atoms from other molecules to complete their octets, and will in the process generate new radicals. In the atmosphere, most free radical species have short life spans; however, they can promote the conversion of ozone to oxygen and also take part in the catalytic cycle of ozone destruction.

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