Statement 1: α-amino acids exists as dipolar ions or zwitter ions. Statement 2: α-amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.

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Statement 1: α-amino acids exists as dipolar ions or zwitter ions. Statement 2: α-amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. (A) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1 (B) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1 (C) Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False (D) Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/fdfc8f7001323461c15dbb4ede10e693-.png" /> A zwitter ion is formed by transfer of a proton from a - COOH groups to an - NH 2 group.

Q. Statement 1 : $α$ -amino acids exists as dipolar ions or zwitter ions.
Statement 2 : $α$ -amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is correct explanation for Statement 1

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is True; Statement 2 is not correct explanation for Statement 1

Statement 1 is True, Statement 2 is False

Statement 1 is False, Statement 2 is True

A zwitter ion is formed by transfer of a proton from a $- COO H$ groups to an $- N H_{2}$ group.

Q. Statement 1 : α-amino acids exists as dipolar ions or zwitter ions. Statement 2 : α-amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.