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`alpha-` amino acids areA. acidic due to `-COOH` group and basic due to `-NH_(2)` groupB. acidic due to `-NH_(3)^(+)` group and basic due to `-COO^(-)` group.C. neither acidic nor basicD. none is true. |
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Answer» Correct Answer - B Amino acis exist as Zwitterions in which acidic character is due to `-NH_(3)^(+)` and basic due to `-CO O^(-)` group. `H_(3)overset(+)Noverset(R)overset(|)CHCOOHoverset("acid")rarrH_(3)overset(+)NCoverset(R)overset(|)CHCOO^(-)overset("acid")rarrH_(2)Noverset(R)overset(|)CHCOO^(-)` |
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