The gamma rays strip electrons from the molecules in the surrounding air, and the resulting
free electrons lose energy and readily attach to oxygen molecules to create elevated levels of negatively charged oxygen ions around the radioactive materials.
Not exact matches
In silicon, the energy is
lost as heat but in some other materials it is released as light whose wavelength depends on the energy difference between
electrons bound to atoms in the semiconductor and those
free to carry current.
When the «attacked» molecule
loses its
electron, it becomes a
free radical itself, beginning a chain reaction.
If however, they
lose one of those
electrons, then this once - stable molecule will become a
free radical.
An antioxidant is a molecule that can
lose an
electron, but does not become a
free radical when it does so.
It means that the molecule that
lost its
electron will now become a
free radical itself, leading it to then steal an
electron from another molecule, thus beginning a vicious cycle!
When a molecule
loses an
electron, it becomes unstable, thus becoming a
free radical itself.
Free radicals are produced when a stable oxygen molecule in your body loses one electron, becoming unstable - a free radi
Free radicals are produced when a stable oxygen molecule in your body
loses one
electron, becoming unstable - a
free radi
free radical.
Additionally, certain forms of gluthathione can actually regenerate vitamin E, once it has donated its
electron to a
free radical and
lost its antioxidant powers.
Free radicals form inside the body when certain chemicals
lose an
electron and become unstable.
Free - radicals are oxygen molecules that have
lost an
electron.
Plasma: A collection of
free - moving
electrons and ions (atoms that have
lost electrons); intense thermal, electrical, or light energy is needed to strip
electrons from atoms to make plasma.
The cell that
loses an
electron may in turn, become a
free radical, exacerbating the cycle.
When the
electron is
lost it becomes the positive ion of hydrogen — which can be and is described by my reputable source as a
free proton.