Unit II

21. A zwitter ion is _________.

a. an ion that is positively charged in solution
b. an ion that is negatively charged in solution
c. a compound that can ionize both as a base and an acid
d. a carbohydrate with an electrical charge
Ans: c. a compound that can ionize both as a base and an acid

22. A zwitter ion has which of the following properties _________.

a. no net charge
b. a high melting point
c. soluble in water
d. all of these
Ans: d. all of these
23. Which one of the following compounds forms zwitterions?
a. Carbonyl compounds
b. Amino acids
c. Phenols
d. Hetrocyclic compounds
Ans: b. Amino acids
24. Which of the following reaction is suitable for the preparation of α-amino acids?
a. Schmidt reaction
b. Hofmann’s degradation
c. Strecker’s synthesis
d. All the above
Ans: c. Strecker’s synthesis
25. Glycine reacts with nitrous acid to form _________.
a. glycollic acid b. diketopiperazine
c. methylammine
d. ethyl alcohol
Ans: a. glycollic acid
26. When glycine is heated , it forms _________.
 a. diketo piperazine b.
acrylic acid
c. butyric acid
d. butyrlactam
Ans: a. diketo piperazine.
27. Proteins are _________.
a. polyamides
b. polymers of ethylene
c. carboxylic acids d.
polymers of propylene
Ans: a. polyamides.
28. The five elements present in most naturally occurring proteins are _________.
a. C,H,O,P and S
b. N,C,H,O and I
c. N,S,C,H and O
d. C,H,O,S and I
Ans: c. N,S,C,H and O.
29. The nitrogen content of proteins can be quantitatively determined by _________.
a. Carius method
b. Kjeldahl method
c.Victor meyer’s method
d. Rast method
Ans: b. kjeldahl method.
30. The α-Helix is a common form of _________.
a. primary structure
b. secondary structure
c. tertiary structure d.
none of these