JEE Main Chemistry question
The correct order of acidic strengths of the carboxylic acids is
Answer: (C)
Solution
Acidity: formic acid (HCOOH, pKₐ ≈ 3.75, no electron-donating alkyl group) > benzoic acid (C₆H₅COOH, pKₐ ≈ 4.20, aryl ring is weakly electron-withdrawing by induction relative to
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