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Give reason in one or two sentences form the following: 'o-nitrophenol is steam volatile, whereas p-nitrophenol is not'.

A

Resonance

B

Hyperconjugation

C

Hydrogen bonding

D

Streric hindrance

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C
a-Nitrophenol has intramolecular hydrogen bonding but p-Nitrophenol has intramolecular hydrogen bonding so bonding point of p-Nitrophenol is more than a- Nitrophenol.
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