Chromatography 1 Flashcards
What is Quality control?
Checking that the right ingredients are present at the right quantity
What is Quality Assurance?
Checking that the SOPs are such that the quality of the products can be assured
Define Chromatography?
Chromatography is a process in which a chemical mixture (e.g. a medicine) is carried (by a liquid or gas) around or over a stationary liquid or solid phase. Components of the mixture are separated as a result of differential distribution of the solutes between the carrier phase (mobile phase), and the stationary phase.
What is a stationary phase?
The stationary phase is a solid or liquid material that is either coated onto a thin layer of inert material such as plastic (Thin Layer Chromatography), or packed or coated around the edge of a column (Column Chromatography
What is a Mobile phase?
The mobile phase, is a gas or a liquid that is allowed to flow over or through the stationary phase carrying the analyte with it.
State the general principles of Separation
- When the mixture is introduced onto the stationary phase it has the choice of either staying with the stationary phase or moving with the mobile phase.
- Most components will partition between both phases.
- The amount of time a component of a mixture spends in each phase is dependant on the differing affinities it has for each phase. This in turn is dependant on its individual physical and chemical properties.
As the mobile phase passes through the stationary phase, the components of the mixture travel at different rates over or through the stationary phase and become separated.
State the general principles of Separation
- When the mixture is introduced onto the stationary phase it has the choice of either staying with the stationary phase or moving with the mobile phase.
- Most components will partition between both phases.
- The amount of time a component of a mixture spends in each phase is dependant on the differing affinities it has for each phase. This in turn is dependant on its individual physical and chemical properties.
- As the mobile phase passes through the stationary phase, the components of the mixture travel at different rates over or through the stationary phase and become separated.
If given the choice, a molecule made mainly of carbon and hydrogen is likely to dissolve best in?
A non-polar phase
Polarity is due to ……….
to an uneven distribution of electrons in a molecule
Methanol is relatively less polar than water . True or false?
True
Why is methanol relatively less polar than water?
Methanol (CH3OH) is also considered to be a polar solvent however it is relatively less polar than water. As you increase the ratio of carbon to electronegative atom compounds generally become less polar
OH, NH2 are very polar. true or false?
True
Which of the following solvents is most polar? Dichloromethane Hexane Methanol Ethanol Chloroform (CHCl3
Methanol
Facts about column chromatography
In column chromatography, the stationary phase is held in a tube (column) and the mobile phase is forced through the column under pressure or by gravity.
Many different types of column chromatography differ according to ……..
the nature of the mobile phase, and stationary phase.