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Following are a group of compounds showing acidic behaviour: Formic acid is stronger than acetic acid. Why?

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HCOOH (formic acid) does not contain any group having +I effect. But `CH_3COOH` contains `CH_3` group having +1 effect. Presence of group with +I effect decreases acidity.
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