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 Q.8  While separating a mixture of ortho and para nitrophenols by steam distillation, name the isomer which will be steam volatile. Give reason.

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Due to inter-molecular H bonding in para-nitrophenol, it gets tightly bonded with water. But ortho nitrophenol has intra-molecular H bonding and hence is steam volatile.

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