A hydrocarbon skeleton is covalently bonded to an amino group at one end and a carboxyl group at the other end. When placed in water this molecule would function _____

A) only as an acid because of the carboxyl group
B) only as a base because of the amino group
C) as an acid and a base
D) as neither an acid nor a base
E) It is impossible to determine how it would function, based on the provided information.


Answer: C

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