Which of the following compounds can form a zwitter ion?

Which of the following compounds can form a zwitter ion?
  1. Benzoic acid
  2. Acetanilide
  3. Aniline
  4. Glycine

Solution

The molecule which forms zwitter ion is glycine.

Every zwitterion has an isoelectric point (pI). The isoelectric point is the pH at which a zwitterion is uncharged. The pH can affect the charge of a molecule by introducing protons (H+). The amino group of an amino acid is a very effective proton acceptor, so is considered to be basic.

Asked in: NEET 2018

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