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A mixture of o-nitrophenol and p- nitrop...

A mixture of o-nitrophenol and p- nitrophenol can be separated by

A

Fractional crystallisation

B

sublimation

C

Chemical disttillation

D

steam distillation

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The correct Answer is:
D
Due to intra molecular H bonding, o-nitrophenol has discrete molecules and is steam volatile. On the other hand, due to inter molecular H-bonding p-nitro phenol molecules are associated and it is not steam volatile.
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