MCQ
$\alpha  - $ Amino acids are
  • A
    acidic due to $-COOH$ group and basic due to $-NH_2$ group
  • acidic due to $-NH_3^+$ group and basic due to $-COO^-$ group
  • C
    neither acidic nor basic.
  • D
    none is true

Answer

Correct option: B.
acidic due to $-NH_3^+$ group and basic due to $-COO^-$ group
b
Amino acids exist as Zwitterions in which acidic character is due to $-\mathrm{NH}_{3}^{+}$ and basic due to $-\mathrm{COO}^{-}$ group.

$\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
  {R\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} \\ 
  {|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} \\ 
  {{H_3}\mathop {NCHCOOH}\limits^{ + \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} } 
\end{array}$  $\xleftarrow{{acid}}$  $\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
  {R\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} \\ 
  {|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} \\ 
  {{H_3}\mathop {NCHCO{O^ - }}\limits^{ + \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} } 
\end{array}$ $\xrightarrow{{base}}$ $\begin{array}{*{20}{c}}
  {R\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} \\ 
  {|\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} \\ 
  {{H_2}NCHCO{O^ - }} 
\end{array}$

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