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Maleic acid and fumaric acid which are more acidic

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Answered by Ankita100
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Maleic acid, being a cis-isomer, is capable of forming intra-hydrogen bond after losing a H+, and that makes itself [the conjugate base] more stable than trans does. However, fumaric acid would not have this stablisation, and thus less H+ ion is produced.

Therefore maleic acid.
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