Assertion
All Amino acids exist as Zwitter ions.

Reason
Amino acids have both- $N H_{2}$ and - COOH group.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

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Solution

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
All amino acid posses amino as well as carboxylic group. $- N H_{2}$ group is basic while $- C O O H$ group is acidic. Therefore, they behave as zwitter ion (dipolar ion).
Here, both assertion and reason are true and reason is a correct explanation.

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