Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Chromatography

Chromatography — practice question

Which of the following statements about chromatography is accurate?

  • AIt is not possible for two different substances to have the same $R_f$ value.
  • BIt is only possible to use chromatography on substances which have a colour.
  • CIt is possible to use chromatography on colourless substances using a locating agent.
  • DThe $R_f$ value of a substance = $\frac{\text{the distance travelled by the solvent}}{\text{the distance travelled by the substance}}$

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