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While separating a mixture of ortho and para nitrophenol which is steam volatile and why?

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o-Nitrophenol is steam volatile reason being their is intramolecular hydrogen bonding in it as a result, intermolecular force will be weaker. On the other hand, p-nitrophenol possess intermolecular hydrogen bonding so it has high b.pt.



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