Organic Chemistry · Chapter 10: Nitrogen & Phosphorous Compounds

Question

Amino acids, with their acidic carboxyl group and basic amino group, are ____ molecules.

Answer

Amino acids, with their acidic carboxyl group and basic amino group, are amphoteric molecules.
Amino acids, with their acidic carboxyl group and basic amino group, are amphoteric molecules.

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