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Zwitterion
A particle that contains both positively charged and negatively charged groups. This results in a net charge of zero.
Such as an amino acid in neutral solution.
amino acids (NH
2
-CHR-COOH) can form zwitterions (+NH
3
-CHR-COO-)
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