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    The most suitable method of separation of
    1 : 1 mixture of ortho and para-nitrophenols is :
    (1) Steam distillation
    (2) Sublimation
    (3) Chromatography
    (4) Crystallisation
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    Ans : (1)
    Sol. In O-nitrophenol intra molecular H-Bond present. So Bpt is low where as in p-nitrophenol molecules are
    associated by inter molecular H-Bond. So Bpt is high, so o & p-nitrophenol seperated by steam distillation
    method
    O
    H
    δ+
    N = O
    ↓ δ-
    O
    O - nitrophenol
    N
    O
    O ---- H
    O
    H
    NO
    O
    O ---- H
    N O
    O
    O ---- H
    P-nitrophenol