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ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

Compared with benzoic acid, salicylic acid

Answer: (A)

Solution

Salicylic acid (pKₐ ≈ 2.97) is considerably more acidic than benzoic acid (pKₐ ≈ 4.2); the *ortho*-OH group's

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