Assertion: `o-`and `p`-nitrophenol can be separated by steam distillation.
Reason: `o-`nitrophenols have intramolecular hydorgen bonding while `p`-nitrophenols exists as associated molecules.

Options

A. if both assertioon and reason are true and reason is the corrct explanation of assertion.
B. If both assertion and reason are ture but reason is not the corrcet explanation of assertion.
C. If assertion is true but reason is false .
D. if both assertion and reason are false.

Answer

C

Explanation

o- Nitrophenol is steam volatile due to intramolecular hydrogen bonding while p-nitrophenol is less volatile due to intermolecular hydrogen bonding