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5. Why aspirin is more acidic than benzoic acid? (2 pts) COOH COOH OH Salicylic acid (pKa: 2.79) benzoic acid, pKa: 4.20

          5. Why aspirin is more acidic than benzoic acid? (2 pts)
COOH COOH OH
Salicylic acid (pKa: 2.79)
benzoic acid, pKa: 4.20
        
5. Why aspirin is more acidic than benzoic acid? (2 pts)
COOH COOH OH
Salicylic acid (pKa: 2.79)
benzoic acid, pKa: 4.20

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00:01 Dear friends, as per the question, why aspirin is more acidic than benzoic acid? this is, we have to explain.
00:08 We know.
00:09 First, let us see what is an acid.
00:12 Acid is a substance which can give h plus ion.
00:15 So, for example, h .a is an acid.
00:18 So in aqua solution, it will give h plus ion.
00:21 Then the other part of the substance is known as conjugate base.
00:27 And this reaction or this dissociation will be more towards the forward direction when the conjugate base is more stable.
00:37 Therefore, the acidic character of a substance depends upon or the strength of an acid depends upon the stability of the conjugate base.
00:45 More the stable conjugate base, more is the or more acidic is the acid.
00:52 Now let us see.
00:53 Here question is aspirin is more acidic than benzoic acid.
00:56 We know aspirin is not nothing but acetyl cellic acid or acetyl solucid.
01:05 Now this is o, c .o.
01:13 C .o .c .s .3...
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