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Surely this is the radical islam people are so concerned about (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Hello I think this is funny because I think I understand more or less what this is implying (atoms and electrons? And because it's missing one electron etc.)? I think?

But would love if someone explained it for those that are way less smart than me who wouldn't get the joke, unlike me.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Free radicals are essentially ionized molecules. So radical Islam is just like normal Islam but missing an electron.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Free radicals and ions are quite different. Consider the .OH radical and -OH ion.

.OH radical - no charge, one unpaired electron

-OH ion - negative charge, no unpaired electron

Radicals have an unpaired electron, ions have a charge. They may or may not occur alongside one another. You can have ionized free radicals but it’s not always the case, as shown in the example above.