CHEM: CHROMA Flashcards
• Is a technique used to separate and identify the
components of a mixture.
CHROMATOGRAPHY
• Works by allowing the molecules present in the
mixture to distribute themselves between a
stationary and a mobile medium.
• Molecules that spend most of their time in the
mobile phase are carried along faster.
CHROMATOGRAPHY
is a laboratory technique that
separates components within a mixture by using
the differential affinities of the components for a
mobile medium and for a stationary adsorbing
medium through which they pass
CHROMATOGRAPHY
showing a difference, distinctive
Differential
natural attraction or force between things
Affinity
gas or liquid that carries the components (mobile phase)
Mobile Medium
the part of the apparatus that does not move with the sample (stationary phase)
Stationary Medium
examine a mixture, its components, and their relations to one another
Analyze
determine the identity of a mixture or components based on known components
Identify
separate components in order to isolate one of interest for further study
purify
determine the amount of the a mixture and/or the components present in the sample
Quantify
can also be used to separate the colored pigments in plants
Chromatography
(t or f)
We can determine the RF (or retardation factor) by
measuring the distance the pigments traveled up
the strip and the distance the water traveled
true
For substances that are very soluble in the liquid Rf
will be close to
1
For substances that are rather insoluble in the liquid
Rf will be close to
0
• Separates dried liquid samples with a liquid solvent
(mobile phase) and a paper strip (stationary phase)
PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY
the movement of liquid within the spaces of a porous material due to the forces of adhesion, cohesion, and surface tension.
Capillary Action