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While separating a mixture of ortho and para nitrophenolsby steam distillation, name the isomer which will be steam volatile. Givereason.
Intramolecular H-bonding is present in o-nitrophenol.In p-nitrophenol, the molecules are strongly associated due to thepresence of intermolecular bonding. Hence, o-nitrophenol is steamvolatile.