Question

P-nitro benzoic acid is more reactive than o- nitro benzoic acid?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

P-nitro benzoic acid is more acidic/reactive than o-nitro benzoic acid, because nitro group have -I effect (electron withdrawing group) due which it withdraws electron toward itself and deactivate the benzene ring to electrophilic attack, therefore, carboxylic acid group easily releases H+ ion than benzoic acid. But, in case of benzoic acid there is a resonance effect which stabilize the carboxylic group, hence, less release of H+ion. And as we know that the compound which fastly release H+ ion then, those compound are more acidic.