Orthonitrophenol is steam volatile but paranitrophenol is not because .

(A) A mixture of o-nitrophenol and p-nitrophenol can be separated by steam distillation. (R) o-nitrophenol is steam volatile but p-nitrophenol is not though both are water soluble.

o- nitrophenol is steam volatile while p-nitrophenol is not. Discuss.

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

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

Assertion (A) o-and p-nitrophenol can be separated by steam distillation. Reason (R ) o-Nitrophenol is steam volatile whereas p-nitrophenol is not steam volatile.

(i) Complete the following reaction and suggest a suitable mechanism for the reaction : CH_3CH_2OHoverset(H^+,443K)to (ii) Why ortho-Nitrophenil is steam volatile while para-Nitrophenil is less volatile ?