MHT CET Chemistry question

Formic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid. This is due to the fact that :

Answer: (C)

Solution

The +I effect of the methyl group in acetic acid destabilises its carboxylate ion, while formic acid has no alkyl group on the alpha carbon,

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