Formic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid. Justify.

Explanation

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Methyl group in acetic acid has +I effect. It will increase the electron density on oxygen. As such release of `H^(+)` ion from acetic acid will be more difficult as compared to formic acid. Further +I effect of methyl group will destabilize the acetate ion relative to formate ion intensifying -ve charge on carboxylate ion. Hence `H^(+)` will be more difficult to relase from acetic acid than from formic acid. Hence formic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid.