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The functional phosphate group (PO(4)) g...

The functional phosphate group `(PO_(4))` gives DNA and RNA the property of acid by releasig:

A

a neutron in solution

B

`H_(.)^(+)`ion in solution

C

`OH^(-)` ion in solution

D

an electron in solution

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b
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