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What will most likely be the effect of adding a strong acid solution to a protein

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Decreasing the pH by adding an acid converts the –COO- ion to a neutral -COOH group. In each case the ionic attraction disappears, and the protein shape unfolds. Various amino acid side chains can hydrogen bond to each other.

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