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Factors Affected by Hydrogen Bonding

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Which of the following is steam volatile?

A

O-nitrophenol

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P-nitrophenol

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C

Both of them

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Neither of them

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Solution

The correct option is D O-nitrophenol
o-Nitrophenol has a lower boiling point, so it is more volatile and less miscible with steam than p-nitrophenol due to intramolecular H-bonding. Hence, it can be separated by steam distillation.

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