Given below are two statements : Statement I: Phenol on treatment with $ ext{CHCl}_3/ ext{aq. KOH}$ under refluxing condition, followed by acidification produces p-hydroxy benzladehyde as the major product and o-hydroxy benzaldehyde as the minor product. Statement II: The mixture of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde and o-hydroxybenzaldehyde can be easily separated through steam distillation. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Given below are two statements : Statement I: Phenol on treatment with $	ext{CHCl}_3/	ext{aq. KOH}$ under refluxing condition, followed by acidification produces p-hydroxy benzladehyde as the major product and o-hydroxy benzaldehyde as the minor product. Statement II: The mixture of p-hydroxybenzaldehyde and o-hydroxybenzaldehyde can be easily separated through steam distillation. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Statement I is false but Statement II is true

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