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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2025

The steam distillation method is used for the separation of 1 : 1 mixture of p-nitrophenol and o-nitrophenols because

  1. A p-nitrophenol forms an intramolecular H-bond with the nitro group of the same molecule and o-nitrophenol forms an inter-molecular H-bond with the nitro group of other molecules.
  2. B p-nitrophenol and o-nitrophenol form an intramolecular H-bond with the nitro group of the same molecule.
  3. C p-nitrophenol forms an inter-molecular H-bond with the nitro group of the other molecules and o-nitrophenol forms an intramolecular H-bond with the nitro group of the same molecule.
  4. D p-nitrophenol and o-nitrophenol form an inter-molecular H-bond with the nitro group of the other molecules.
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(C) p-nitrophenol forms an inter-molecular H-bond with the nitro group of the other molecules and o-nitrophenol forms an intramolecular H-bond with the nitro group of the same molecule.

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p-nitrophenol forms an inter-molecular H-bond with the nitro group of the other molecules and o-nitrophenol forms an intramolecular H-bond with the nitro group of the same molecule.
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