Understanding the general acid-base properties of amino acids O Proteins Imagine each of the molecules shown below was found in an aqueous solution. Can you tell whether the solution is acidic, basic, or neutral? molecule The solution is... 010 H3N-CH-C-OH CH HO CH3 O acidic O basic neutral O (unknown) H3N HO 0 O acidic O basic neutral ○ (unknown) H3N-CH-C-O CH2 CH3-CH-CH3 O acidic O basic Oneutral ○ (unknown) O= X H2N-CH-C-O CH3 CH CH3 acidic O basic O neutral ○ (unknown) ? 000
Understanding the general acid-base properties of amino acids O Proteins Imagine each of the molecules shown below was found in an aqueous solution. Can you tell whether the solution is acidic, basic, or neutral? molecule The solution is... 010 H3N-CH-C-OH CH HO CH3 O acidic O basic neutral O (unknown) H3N HO 0 O acidic O basic neutral ○ (unknown) H3N-CH-C-O CH2 CH3-CH-CH3 O acidic O basic Oneutral ○ (unknown) O= X H2N-CH-C-O CH3 CH CH3 acidic O basic O neutral ○ (unknown) ? 000
Chapter8: Polyfunctional Acids And Bases
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Transcribed Image Text:Understanding the general acid-base properties of amino acids
O Proteins
Imagine each of the molecules shown below was found in an aqueous solution. Can you tell whether the solution is acidic, basic, or
neutral?
molecule
The solution is...
010
H3N-CH-C-OH
CH
HO
CH3
O acidic
O basic
neutral
O (unknown)
H3N
HO
0
O acidic
O basic
neutral
○ (unknown)
H3N-CH-C-O
CH2
CH3-CH-CH3
O acidic
O basic
Oneutral
○ (unknown)
O=
X
H2N-CH-C-O
CH3
CH
CH3
acidic
O basic
O neutral
○ (unknown)
?
000
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