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The structure of asparticacid is given below . (HOOC-underset(.^(o+)NH_(3))underset(|)(CH)-CH_(2)COOH) (A)The pK_(a_1),pK_(a_2), andpK_(a_3) of (A), respectively, are: 1.88,3.65, and 9.60. pK_(a_1) corresponds to the ionisation of the COOH group, of(Roverset(overset(o+)(N)H_(3))overset(|)(C)H-COOH) pK_(a_2) corresponds to the ionsation of (overset(+)(N)H_(3)) (ammonium ion). what is the pH at isoelectric points (pI)? |
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Answer» `(pK_(a_(1))+pK_(a_(2)))/(2)` |
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