In orthohydroxybenzoic acid intramolecular forces operate which I believe tend to lock the position thereby making acidic H not available for release whereas in parahydroxybenzoic acid there in no intramolecular force so h is relatively more available so I believe that para should be more acidic than ortho but the answer is reverse
Why is ortho-hydroxybenzoic acid more acidic than its para-isomer? this qo. Though talks about it but does not resolve my query