Question
Isoelectric point is the pH at which an amino acid is in ____ form.
Answer
Isoelectric point is the pH at which an amino acid is in zwitterion form.
The charges cancel out to make a neutral molecule.
Note ↓: Here we see the isoelectric point being horizontal, but look at the axes, they aren't how they usually are. Usually the pH is the Y-Axis while the acid/base equivalents located on the X-Axis.
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