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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES

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Assertion (A) A mixture of o-nitrophenol and p-nitrophenol can be separated by steam distillation.

Reason (R) pp-nitrophenol is steam volatile whereas onitrophenol is not steam volatile.
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
Option C (If Assertion is true but Reason is false) is correct because o-nitrophenol is steam volatile due to intramolecular hydrogen bonding, while p-nitrophenol is not due to intermolecular hydrogen bonding.

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