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Steam distillation is used to purify a compound which is steam volatile and insoluble in water. The impurities should not be steam volatile. It is based on the principle that liquid will boil when partial sure. `p=p_(1)+p_(2)`. It reduces the boiling point of liquid.
`("Weight of water distilled")/("Wt of substance distilled")=("M.wt of water"xx"V.P. of steam")/("M.Wt of substance"xx "V.P. of aniline")`
Which of the following is steam volatile

A

o-nitrophenol

B

p-nitrophenol

C

p-hydroxy benzaldehyde

D

Ethanol

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