Chemistry-Proteins
NEET Chemistry Proteins Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 12
Assertion (A): Zwitter ions of amino acids are electrically neutral. | Reason (R): Amino acids in zwitter ionic form have both positive and negative charges.
A
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C
(A) is true but (R) is false.
D
(A) is false but (R) is true.
Correct Answer
Option A
Detailed Explanation
Zwitter ions are neutral because they contain both positive and negative charges that balance each other out, as stated in the NCERT context.
Found an issue with this question?