Histidine, an amino acid with a basic "R", dissolves in H2O forming an aqueous (water) solution. One would expect that the aqueous solution would   a) change the pH toward 1  b) form covalent bonds  with the Glutamic acid, an  acidic amino acid c) form a crystal or solid d)  change the pH toward 14 e) become nonpolar

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If Histidine, an amino acid with a basic "R", dissolves in H2O forming an aqueous (water) solution. One would expect that the aqueous solution would  

a) change the pH toward 1

 b) form covalent bonds  with the Glutamic acid, an  acidic amino acid

c) form a crystal or solid

d)  change the pH toward 14

e) become nonpolar

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