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While separating a mixture of ortho- and para-nitrophenols steam distillation, name the isomer which will be steam volatile. Give reason.

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o-itrophenol is wem volatile due to chalation be of intermolecular hydrogen bonding On the other hand, P-nitrophenole stea volte bewo ndermolecular hyd bending on otrophendran be separated from p-nitrophenol by stem distillation
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