Amino Acids Flashcards by Mia Williams | Brainscape

Q

What does amphoteric mean?

A

Can react with acids or bases to form salts

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What are the essential points of chirality (optical isomerism)?

A

only in molecules with 4 different groups around a C atom
the central atom C= chiral centre
optical isomers are non super impossible mirror images

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