Amino acids behave like salts rather

Question:

Amino acids behave like salts rather than simple amines or carboxylic acids. Explain.

Solution:

An amino acid contains an –NH2 group as well as –COOH. In aqueous solution of the amino acid, the –COOH group loses a proton [H]+ and the –NH2 gains a proton to form a zwitterion which is a salt.

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