A team of chemists have isolated an organic,water-soluble chemical from a rare kind of mushroom.The researchers determine that the chemical donates electrons to other substances in the environment that are missing electrons.Based on this information,the chemists are likely to have discovered a (n)_____.

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The property of donating electrons to substances that are missing electrons is a characteristic of antioxidants, which help to counteract the damaging effects of free radicals in the body. Therefore, it is likely that the organic, water-soluble chemical isolated from the mushroom by the chemists is an antioxidant.

A Team of Chemists Have Isolated an Organic,water-Soluble Chemical from a Rare