Answer:
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Explanation:
Amino Acids undergo a kind of acid base reaction within a molecule. The
Amino group acts as a base and accepts proton from
Carboxylic functional group resulting in formation of
Ammonium with positive charge and a negative charge on
Carboxylate. Such molecules containing both positive and negative charges are called as
Zwittor Ions.
Phenylalanine both in Un-ionized and Ionized form is shown below,
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The number of electrons/protons is the one that determines the atomic number of an element.
The balanced chemical equation is :
5P₄ + 36OH → 12HPO₃⁻² (aq) + 8PH₃ (acidic)
Here the oxidation number of P changed from 0 to -3 in PH₃ and increases from 0 to +3 in HPO₃⁻². When P₄ changes to PH₃ reduction reaction is taking place as there is addition of hydrogen and when P₄ changes to HPO₃⁻² oxidation takes place as there is addition of oxygen.
Thus clearly both reduction and oxidation are taking place.
Thus, we can infer that here P₄ is both oxidizing as well as reducing agent.
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