Aspartame (below) is an artificial sweetener used in diet soft drinks and is marketed under many trade names, including Equal an
d Nutrasweet. In the body, aspartame is hydrolyzed to produce methanol, aspartic acid, and phenylalanine. The production of phenylalanine poses a health risk to infants born with a rare condition called phenylketonuria, which prevents phenylalanine from being digested properly. Draw the structures of aspartic acid and phenylalanine.
Moving from left to right across a period, the atomic radius decreases. The nucleus of the atom gains protons moving from left to right, increasing the positive charge of the nucleus and increasing the attractive force of the nucleus upon the electrons.
HI acts as an arrhenius acid in solution. It will dissociate into H⁺ and I⁻ therefore being a proton donor. (HI is actually one of the 7 strong acids) I hope this helps.
