Statement 1: The acetate ion is resonance stabilized.
Statement 2: Acetate ion is more basic than the methoxide ion.

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Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct

Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Statement 1 is correct as conjugate base of a strong acid is weak. Since CH₃COOH is a stronger acid than CH₃OH, CH₃COO^– is a weaker base than ${OCH}_{3}^{-}$ .

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