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The strongest acid among the following is –
(a) Salicylic acid (b) m-hydroxybenzoic acid
(c) p-hydroxybenzoic acid (d) Benzoic acid
Answer:
(a) Salicylic acid, because it stabilizes the corresponding
salicylate ion by intramolecular H-bonding.