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Hydroxybenzoic acid is stronger acid than p- hydroxybenzoic acid

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An acid is called a comparativelystronger acid if its anion is stable after release of the proton. In case of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, the anion is destabilized by the +M effect of the hydroxy group lying on the p group. ... Hence, m-hydoxy benzoic acid is stronger than its paraderivative.
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