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The structure of a basic amino acid, lysine, is given. The $p K_{a_{1}}, p K_{a_{2}}$ and $p K_{a_{3}}$ of $(A)$ are: $2.18, 8.95$ and $10.53$ .
What is the $p H$ at isoelectric points $(p I)$ ?

A

\frac{p K_{a_{1}} + p K_{a_{2}}}{2}

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\frac{p K_{a_{1}} + p K_{a_{3}}}{2}

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C

\frac{p K_{a_{2}} + p K_{a_{3}}}{2}

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D

\frac{p K_{a_{1}} + p K_{a_{2}} + p K_{a_{3}}}{3}

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Solution

The correct option is C $\frac{p K_{a_{2}} + p K_{a_{3}}}{2}$
If there are more than one amine group then we will take the average of $p K_{a}$ of amine groups.
$p I$ = $\frac{p K_{a_{2}} + p K_{a_{3}}}{2}$

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Lysine has p K_{a_{1}} = 2.18, p K_{a_{2}} = 8.95, p K_{a_{3}} = 10.53

In which structure lysine will be present at

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p K_{a_{2}}

corresponds to the ionisation of

(\oplus N H_{3})

(ammonium ion). What is the

p H

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(p I)

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H_{3} P O_{4}

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Q. A one litre solution contains

0.04 M

N a_{2} H P O_{4}

0.02 M

N a H_{2} P O_{4}

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