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Carboxylic Acids And Its Derivatives
COMEDK 2025 Morning Shift
MCQ+1 / -02025
Two statements, one Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R) are given. Choose the correct option.
Assertion: 2-aminoethanoic acid and p-aminobenzene sulphonic acid can exist as Zwitter ions while p-aminobenzoic acid cannot.
Reason: When the acid group is a relatively strong proton donor and the $-\mathrm{NH}_2$ group is sufficiently basic it can accept a $\mathrm{H}^{+}$ion from the acid group to form the dipolar ion.
