The phosphates that make up the phosphodiester bonds in DNA have pKa of around 2. What fraction of the phosphates in DNA

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The phosphates that make up the phosphodiester bonds in DNA have pKa of around 2. What fraction of the phosphates in DNA

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The phosphates that make up the phosphodiester bonds in DNA have
pKa of around 2. What fraction of the phosphates in DNA
are charged at neutral pH?
A. essentially all of them
B. about half of them
C. about 1/4 of them
D. none of them
E. Not enough information given
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