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What are hydroxyls?

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Hydroxyls are the resulting molecules formed when UV-C radiation reacts with water molecules. This reaction will strip water molecules of one of their hydrogen atoms to create the hydroxide anion (OH-) and the free Hydrogen radical will also form hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by combining with other hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Water molecules and the hydroxyl (OH-) apparently have a signature absorption of infrared energy at the 3.0 micrometer wavelength.

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Which are the main differences between the hydroxyl ion and the hydroxyl radical?
http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/pathphys/misc_topics/radicals.html
What is the difference between hydroxyl ion and hydroxyl free radical?
The hydroxyl ion charged -1 contains one more electron than the free radical which is neutral.
What is hydroxyl ion?
your an idoit for looking this up nina.
Where can hydroxyl be found?
Alcohol e.g ethanol
Are hydroxyl and hydroxide same?
Not exactly. Both do refer to an OH group. But hydroxyl usually refers to a group that is covalently bonded to a larger molecule while hydroxide refers to the polyatomic anion OH-.

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