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  4. STATEMENT-1 :p-Hydroxybenzoic acid has a lower boiling point than o-hydroxybenzoic acid because STATEMENT-2: o-Hydroxybenzoic acid has intramolecular hydrogen bonding.

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Q. STATEMENT-1 :$p$-Hydroxybenzoic acid has a lower boiling point than $o$-hydroxybenzoic acid
because
STATEMENT-2 : $o$-Hydroxybenzoic acid has intramolecular hydrogen bonding.

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Solution:

$p$-hydroxybenzoic acid has higher boiling point than $o$-hydroxybenzoic acid because the intermolecular forces are stronger in para isomer, whereas ortho isomer is stabilized by hydrogen bonding.

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