Why are DNA and RNA considered as acids?

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Pyae Phyoe Shein · Answer 1 · 2023-07-22T22:02:53+0000

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DNA and RNA are both considered acids because they are formed from phosphate groups.

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These phosphates can readily remove a proton and make the DNA and RNA highly acidic. The nucleotides of DNA and RNA are composed of both the basic and acidic subunits.

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