Which of the following molecules is steam volatile

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$o -$ nitrophenol

para-hydroxybenzaldehyde

$o -$ dichlorobenzene

$m -$ nitrophenol

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O-Nitrophenol has intramolecular $H -$ bonding.
A compound is said to be steam volatile if it distills under the conditions of steam distillation.
Volatile organic substances are often purified by distillation that separates the desired product from other products or impurities.
O-Nitrophenol distills under the conditions of steam distillation, hence, O- Nitrophenol is steam volatile.

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