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Hi! Im just doing a question- can N be a free radical or is it only a radical as NO? thanks
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Hi! Im just doing a question- can N be a free radical or is it only a radical as NO? thanks

A free radical is anything with an unpaired electron.

A lone nitrogen atom definitely would have an unpaired electron, so it should be classified as a free radical.
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