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The boiling point of para nitrophenol is...

The boiling point of para nitrophenol is greater than that of ortho nitrophenol, because

A

there is intermolecular hydrogen bonding in para nitrophenol and intramolecular hydrogen bonding in ortho nitrophenol

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there is intramolecular hydrogen bonding in para nitrophenol and intermolecular hydrogen bonding in ortho nitrophenol

C

both have the same kind of hydrogen bonding

D

para nitrophenol is polar, while ortho nitrophenol is non-polar

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The molecules of p-nitrophenol are associated by intermolecular H-bonds
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