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Why benzoic acid is stronger than acetic acid but weaker than formic acid?

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Q. Assertion :Benzoic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid. Reason:

K_{a}

for benzoic acid is

6.5 \times 10^{- 5}

and for acetic acid is

1.74 \times 10^{- 5}

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