Biomolecules

he said at PH 7 it will exist as zwitter ion and for +ve charge there should be NH2 in group , and not CONH2 he did not give reason , why wont CONH2 work?
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Gamertug
GamertugOP3w ago
i still dont get it
iTeachChem
iTeachChem3w ago
why would there be a charge on the CONH2 group? think about it, that would mean an H+ coming on to the N there that would require EXTREMELY acidic conditions, right? Yaha pH 7 diya hai
Gamertug
GamertugOP3w ago
then why does it come to NH2 group
iTeachChem
iTeachChem3w ago
Chemistry LibreTexts
24.5: Biological Amines and the Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation
The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation is very useful relating the pKa of a buffered solution to the relative amounts of an acid and its conjugate base.
sans
sans3w ago
@iTeachChem where can I find pka and pkb values of important acids and bases
Opt
Opt3w ago
Organic? Inorganic?
sans
sans3w ago
organic
Opt
Opt3w ago
The amino acid values are in Solomons

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