Assertion: Salicyclic acid is much strogest than its `m-p`-isomers and benzoic acid itself.
Reason: It is due to steric inhibitation to resonance, as `-OH` group forces `-COOH` out of the plane of ring.
A. Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True, Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-2
B. Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True, Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-2
C. Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False.
D. Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.
