Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Chromatography

Chromatography — practice question

The diagram illustrates the apparatus used for separating the various components of a mixture using chromatography. Which statement about this experiment is correct?

  • AA locating agent is used to find the position of the solvent front.
  • BThe components to be separated must be soluble in the solvent.
  • CThe baseline on which the spot of the mixture is placed is drawn in ink.
  • DThe $R_f$ value is calculated by $\frac{\text{the distance travelled by the solvent front}}{\text{the distance travelled by the component}}$.

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