Out of the two compounds shown above, the vapour pressure of B at a particular temperature is expected to be :
A
higher than that of (A)
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B
lower than that of (A)
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C
same as that of (A)
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D
can be higher or lower depending upon the size of the vessel
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Solution
The correct option is D higher than that of (A) Because of intramolecular hydrogen bonding in (B), i.e., ortho nitrophenol, the vapour pressure of ortho nitrophenol is expected to be higher than paranitrophenol.