MCQ
Amino acids are classified as acidic, basic or neutral depending upon the relative number of amino and carboxyl groups in their molecule. Which of the following are acidic?
  • A
    $(\text{CH}_{3})_{2}\text{CH}-\text{CH}-\text{COOH}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{NH}_{2}$
    1. B
      $\text{HOOC}-\text{CH}_{2}-\text{CH}_{2}-\text{CH}-\text{COOH}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{NH}_{2}\\ \ \ \ \ \ $
      1. C
        $\text{H}_{2}\text{N}-\text{CH}_{2}-\text{CH}_{2}-\text{CH}_{2}-\text{COOH}$
        1. D
          $\text{HOOC}-\text{CH}_{2}-\text{CH}-\text{COOH}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{NH}_{2}\\ \ \ \ \ \ $

        Answer

        1. $\text{HOOC}-\text{CH}_{2}-\text{CH}_{2}-\text{CH}-\text{COOH}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{NH}_{2}\\ \ \ \ \ \ $
        1. $\text{HOOC}-\text{CH}_{2}-\text{CH}-\text{COOH}\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{NH}_{2}\\ \ \ \ \ \ $

        Explanation:

        Amino acids with more than one -COOH group one against –NH2 group are acidic in nature.

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