Question

$\Large{\underline{\underline{\bf{Question:-}}}}$
Attempt titrating an amino acid against a weak base and discover the number of dissociating (ionizable) functional groups in the amino acid.​

Answer 1

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ᴛɪᴛʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴀᴄɪᴅ :-

• ᴛɪᴛʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴀʟ ᴏʀ ʙᴀsɪᴄ ᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴀ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ ʙᴀsᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅɪssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏɴᴇ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴀs ᴛɪᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ ᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ ʙᴀsᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅɪssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘs.

ʜᴏᴘᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘs, ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ɢʀ8 ᴅᴀʏ ᴀʜᴇᴀᴅ! ✨

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Answer 2

Answer:

ᴛɪᴛʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴀ ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴀʟ ᴏʀ ʙᴀsɪᴄ ᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴsᴛ ᴀ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ ʙᴀsᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅɪssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏɴᴇ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴀs ᴛɪᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴀᴄɪᴅɪᴄ ᴀᴍɪɴᴏ ᴀᴄɪᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ ʙᴀsᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴅɪssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴏʀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘs .