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What is the pH at which glycine, an amino acid, exists as a zwitterion with the maximum number of intramolecular hydrogen bonds?

Option: 1

1.6


Option: 2

3.0


Option: 3

6.0


Option: 4

9.6


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At a pH of 9.6, glycine exists as a zwitterion with the maximum number of intramolecular hydrogen bonds. At lower pH, the COOH group is protonated and at higher pH, the NH_2 group is deprotonated, leading to fewer intramolecular hydrogen bonds.

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