The amino acid glycine (H2N—CH2—COOH) can participatein the following equilibria in water:H2N—CH2—COOH + H2O ⇌H2N—CH2—COO- + H3O+    Ka = 4.3 x 10-3 H2N—CH2—COOH + H2O ⇌+H3N—CH2—COOH + OH- Kb= 6.0 x 10-5(a) Use the values of Ka and Kb to estimate the equilibriumconstant for the intramolecular proton transfer to forma zwitterion:H2N—CH2—COOH ⇌ +H3N—CH2—COO-(b) What is the pH of a 0.050 M aqueous solution of glycine?(c) What would be the predominant form of glycine in asolution with pH 13? With pH 1?

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The amino acid glycine (H2N—CH2—COOH) can participate
in the following equilibria in water:
H2N—CH2—COOH + H2O ⇌
H2N—CH2—COO- + H3O+    Ka = 4.3 x 10-3

H2N—CH2—COOH + H2O ⇌
+H3N—CH2—COOH + OH- Kb= 6.0 x 10-5
(a) Use the values of Ka and Kb to estimate the equilibrium
constant for the intramolecular proton transfer to form
a zwitterion:
H2N—CH2—COOH ⇌ +H3N—CH2—COO-
(b) What is the pH of a 0.050 M aqueous solution of glycine?
(c) What would be the predominant form of glycine in a
solution with pH 13? With pH 1?

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