JEE Main Chemistry question

The —COOH group of a compound does not react with NaHSO₃, even though it has a >C=O group, because of:

Answer: (B)

Solution

Resonance delocalization of the hydroxyl oxygen's lone pair into the carbonyl carbon of –COOH substantially reduces that carbon's

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