Formic acid is stronger than acetic acid explain with the help of inductive effect
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The strength of carboxylic acid can be discussed by positive inductive effect. Here, in ethanoic acid there is an electron releasing inductive effect from the alkyl group. The larger the positive inductive effect, the lesser will be the strength of an acid. So formic acid is a stronger acid than ethanoic acid.
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