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The solubility ofo-nitrophenol and p-nit...

The solubility ofo-nitrophenol and p-nitrophenol is 0.2 g and 1.7 g/100 g of `H_2O` respectively Explain the difference.

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p-Nitrophenol has strong intermolecular with hydrogen bonding with solvent water. On rea the other hand, o-nitrophenol has strong intramolecular hydrogen bonding and therefore the intermolecular attraction towards solvent water is weak. The stronger the intermolecular attraction between solute and solvent higher is the solubility. Hence p-nitrophenol has higher solubility in water than that of o-nitrophenol.
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