3.16 chromatography Flashcards
all forms of chromatography involve the distribution of the components of a mixture between which 2 phases
a stationary phase and a moving phase
phase
a state such as solid, liquid or gas
what does the mobile phase pass over
the stationary phase
what doesn’t the stationary phase do
move
adsoprtion
the process by which a sold holds molecules onto its surface
what does TLC stand for
thin layer chromatography
what does cc stand for
column chromatography
what does GC stand for
gas chromatography
TLC: stationary phase
piece of card/filter paper
TLC plate- silica/alumina coating
glass
TLC: mobile phase
various solvents used
CC: stationary phase
glass column packed with a solid
CC: mobile phase
a liquid solvent (eluent) moves down the column
GC: stationary phase
solid/solid coated with lqiuid packed into a capillary tube
TLC: mobile phase
unreactive carrier gas (eg He/N2) used under pressure at high temp
separation of components: how does separation occur if the stationary phase is a solid
adsorption
separation of components: what is the correlation between strength of adsorption and speed of component moving through mobile phase
the stronger the adsorption to the stationary solid phase, the slower the component moves through the mobile phase
separation of components: how does separation occur if the stationary phase is a liquid
by relative solubility
separation of components: what is the correlation between solubility of liquid stationary phase and speed of component moving through mobile phase
the greater the solubility in the stationary liquid phase, the slower the component moves through the mobile phase
separation of components: what is the rate of movement of a component recorded as and what can this be used to idetify
recorded as Rf value/retention time
can be used to identify a component
separation of components: what properties is the strength of adsorption and relative solubility of a molecule affected by
-charge
-polarity
stereoisomerism
separation of components: what does separation depend of the balance between
solubility in the moving phase and retention in the stationary phase
TLC: uses
separation- identifying components in mixtures
TLC: moving phase
solvent
TLC: stationary phase
TLC plate
TLC experimental details: dissolve a small sample of mixture in
solvent
TLC experimental details: draw a … a short distance from the bottom of the TLC plate
pencil line
TLC experimental details: place a spot of… on the pencil line and allow to dry
component
TLC experimental details: place the TLC plate in a beaker containing a small amount of
the solvent
TLC experimental details: cover beaker with
a lid