Which of the following best explains why arginine is more basic than lysine?

a. the electron-donating groups around the basic nitrogen on arginine make its conjugate base less stable.
b. the electron-donating groups around the basic nitrogen on arginine make its conjugate acid more stable.
c. the lack of electron-donating groups on lysine make its conjugate acid more stable.
d. the lack of electron-withdrawing groups on lysine make its conjugate base more stable.

B. The electron-donating groups around the basic nitrogen on arginine make its conjugate acid more stable.

Explanation:

The basic nature of a compound can be analized with the stability of its conjugate acid. The more stable the conjugate acid is, the more basic the substance is.

With that information in mind the answer is either B. or C.

Finally, in the structure of lysine we see that there are other electron donating groups (such as an amine or an imine), so the answer is option B.

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explanation:

covalent bonds

consist of pairs of electrons shared by two atoms, and bind the atoms to fixed orientation and requre high energies to break them

ionic bonds

when two atoms differ considerably in their electronegativity, then one of the atoms will lose its electron to the other atom. this results in a positively charged ion(cation) and a negatively charged ion (anion)

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