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It was experimentally found that formic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid. Which of the following effects is useful to explain

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a

Hyper conjugation

b

Inductive

c

Electromeric effect

d

Mesomeric effect

answer is A.

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In acetic acid, methyl group donates electron density to the carbon chain (due to positive inductive effect, +I.E) and it makes O-H bond gets more polarized to release proton easily.

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It was experimentally found that formic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid. Which of the following effects is useful to explain