Consider an amino acid with the following pKa values: pKa1 = 2.71 and pK, = 9.31 At what pH value in aqueous solution would this amino acid (its predominant form) exist as an anion?

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Consider an amino acid with the following pKa values:
pKa1 = 2.71 and pKa2 = 9.31
At what pH value in aqueous solution would this amino acid (its
predominant form) exist as an anion?
Transcribed Image Text:Consider an amino acid with the following pKa values: pKa1 = 2.71 and pKa2 = 9.31 At what pH value in aqueous solution would this amino acid (its predominant form) exist as an anion?
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