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Out of o-nitrophenol annd p-nitrophenol, which is more volatile? Explain.

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SOLUTION :o-Nitrophenol exists as discrete molecules due to INTRAMOLECULAR H-bonding (i.e., chelation) and HENCE is more VOLATILE than p-nitrophenol which exists as an associated molecule due to intermolecular H-bonding.For structures of chelated and associated molecules.


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