Instructions: Refer to the Data Below to Answer the Following

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Instructions: Refer to the data below to answer the following question(s).
Leucine is an essential amino acid with the systematic name 2-amino-3-methylpentanoic acid. It has pKa1 = 2.36 and pKa2 = 9.60.
-Refer to instructions. Draw the condensed structure for leucine, and label all chirality centers with an asterisk and identify the amine as primary, secondary or tertiary.

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