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Which of the following are purified by steam distillation from non-volatile impurities (at atmospheric pressure)?

  1. A2-nitrophenol
  2. B4-nitrophenol
  3. Cbromobenzene
  4. Dglycerol

Answer: A, C

2-Nitrophenol (intramolecular H-bonding) and bromobenzene (immiscible with water) are steam volatile. 4-Nitrophenol is intermolecularly associated and not steam volatile, and glycerol is miscible with water and is purified by vacuum distillation.
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