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How do you explain the amphoteric behaviour of amino acids ?

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Amino acids contain an acidic (carboxyl group) and basic (amino group) group in the same molecule. In aqueous solution, they neutralize each other. The carboxyl group loses a proton while the amino group accepts it . As a result, a dipolar or zwitter ion is formed. In zwitter ionic form, a-amino acid show amphoteric behaviour as they react with both acids and bases.
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