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ChemistryPRACTICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRYDIFFERENTIATION, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION of ORGANIC COMPOUNDSMedium2 minPYQ_2014
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Assertion: Ortho and para-nitrophenol can be separated by steam distillation. Reason:Para-nitrophenol is steam volatile due to intramolecular hydrogen bonding.

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Answer:
C
Solution:

o-Nitrophenol is steam volatile due to intramolecular hydrogen bonding while -nitrophenol is less volatile due to intermolecular hydrogen bonding.

Stream:AIIMSSubject:ChemistryTopic:PRACTICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRYSubtopic:DIFFERENTIATION, SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION of ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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