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Li Joe J Son ยท Stefan V.
Jun 13, 2017

Since it donates Protons!

Explanation:

Here, it is all about Chemistry.

I'm sure that You will know that DNA is made up of Nucleotides .

A nucleotide is made up of Nucleoside and a Phosphate Group.

They continuously connect to form the DNA as a polymer by [Phosphodiester bond.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphodiester_bond)

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Here, DNA is acidic due to the presence of Phosphoric acid (H_3PO_4 ) which loses one hydrogen as a proton ( H^+ ) because it was dissolved in a basic environment inside the nucleus.

As we know an acid will only dissolve in a base by losing a proton (H^+).

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