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Assertion: Amphoteric species acts as either an acid or a base.
Reason: It contains both hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions.

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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
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Assertion is true but Reason is false
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Assertion is false but Reason is true
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Both Assertion and Reason are false
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The correct option is C Assertion is true but Reason is false
Statement I : Amphoteric species acts as either an acid or a base. They can accept proton as well as donate proton. An example of amphoteric species is bicarbonate ion HCO3.
Statement II : It may or may not contain both hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions.
Statement I is True, Statement II is False.

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