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In an alkaline medium, glycine predomina...

In an alkaline medium, glycine predominantly exists as/in a/an

A

Anion

B

Zwitter ion

C

Cation

D

Covalent form

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Alanine exists as a zwitter ion in neutral solution. In acidic medfium, `COO^(-)` ion of the zwitter ion accepts a proton to form a cation while in alkaline medium `NH_(3)^(+)` loses a proton to form an anion.
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