Alanine exists predominantly as the zwitterion H N –CH(CH )–COO in aqueous solution

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Problem

Alanine exists predominantly as the zwitterion H3_3N+^{+}–CH(CH3_3)–COO−^{−} in aqueous solution. Determine the maximum total number of hydrogen bonds a single alanine zwitterion can form with surrounding water molecules at once.

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