c. Isoleucine has a carbon “branched” closer to the alpha carbon than does leucine.
The structure of leucine is CH3CH(<u>CH3</u>)CH2CH(NH2)COOH.
The structure of isoleucine is CH3CH2CH(<u>CH3</u>)CH(NH2)COOH.
In leucine, the CH3 group is <em>two carbons away</em> <em>from</em> the α carbon; in isoleucine, the CH3 group is on the carbon <em>next to</em> the α carbon.
Thus, <em>isoleucine</em> has the closer branched carbon.
“One is charged, the other is not” is i<em>ncorrect</em>. Both compounds are uncharged.
“One has more H-bond acceptors than the other” is <em>incorrect</em>. Each acid has two H-bond acceptors — the N in the amino and the O in the carbonyl group.
“They have different numbers of carbon atoms” is <em>incorrec</em>t. They each contain six carbon atoms.
Answer:
A3+ and B-
Explanation:
Elements in group 13 have outermost electron configuration, ns2np1 hence they form trivalent positive ions.
Elements in group 17 have outermost electron configuration ns2np5 hence they form univalent negative ions.
This implies that, if element A is in Group 13 and element B is in Group 17, the ions formed are A3+ and B-.
When an oxygen atom is attached to a carbon atom, the carbon atom becomes reduced.
