Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2008

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    At\[pH=4\], glycine exists as

    A) \[{{H}_{3}}N-C{{H}_{2}}-CO{{O}^{-}}\]

    B) \[{{H}_{3}}N-C{{H}_{2}}-COOH\]

    C) \[{{H}_{2}}N-C{{H}_{2}}-COOH\]

    D) \[{{H}_{2}}N-C{{H}_{2}}-CO{{O}^{-}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    At\[pH=4\], an amphoteric Zwitter ion, structure changes into cation when an acid is added to it. \[R-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  ^{\oplus }\,N{{H}_{3}} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,H-CO{{O}^{-}}\,\xrightarrow{+{{H}^{+}}}\]                                                       \[R-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}  | \\  ^{\oplus }\,N{{H}_{3}} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}\,H-COO\]


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