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Also Known As	free radical

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naphthyl triphenylmethyl radical scavenger alkylidyne allyl benzoyloxy cyclopentadienyl diphenylnitrogen oxide ethyl methyl diatomic molecule ion biomolecule Why Is a Group of Molecules Called a Mole?configuration conformation Are There Triangular Molecules?macromolecule monomer molecular weight

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Justus von Liebig

Justus, baron von Liebig

German chemist

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Gerhard Herzberg

Canadian physicist

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Friedrich Adolf Paneth

Austrian chemist

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Moses Gomberg

American chemist