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Why is benzoic acid less soluble in water than acitic acid?

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Due to polar nature of the C=O and O-H parts of COOH group, both `CH_(3)COOH and C_(6)H_(5)COOH` form H bonds with water. But due to large hydrocarbon part the extent of H-bonding is much lower in benzoic acid than in acetic acid and hence benzoic acid is much less soluble in water than acetic acid.
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