Chromatography Flashcards
It is used separate mixtures of compounds and identify an unknown
Chromatography
Chromatography exploits the differences in ________ and _______
Solubility and Adsorption
Compounds are separated based on the way they interact with a porous material called the (1.____), and the solvent that moves the mixture through the adsorbent, called the (2.______)
- Adsorbent or Stationary Phase
- Eluent or Mobile Phase
TRUE OR FALSE:
Mobile phase may be a liquid or a gas
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Stationary phase is typically a solid
True
TRUE OR FALSE:
As the mobile phase flows over the stationary phase, the components in the mixture are carried along
TRUE
It uses a solid stationary phase and a liquid mobile phase
Adsorption Chromatography
Separation is governed by ____________ phenomena
Surface Adsorption
It refers to the ability of a substance to ‘stick’ (or be adsorbed) to a surface.
Adsorption
TRUE OR FALSE:
The adsorbent is the molecules of interest while the adsorbate is the surface.
FALSE
Adsorbent - surface
Adsorbate - molecules of interest which are getting adsorbed on the adsorbent.
Partition Chromatography is governed by ____________ of the sample in the stationary and mobile phase.
Differences in the solubility
TRUE OR FALSE:
The mixture to be separated is adosrbed on the solid stationary phase over which the liquid mobile phase is allowed to flow.
TRUE
The extent of adsorption of a single component depends on:
- Polarity of the Molecule
- Activity of the Adsorbent
- Polarity of the Liquid Mobile Phase
Separation is based on ________ partitioning between two liquid phases (relative solubility)
solute
TRUE OR FALSE:
In general, the more polar a functional group in the compound is, the more strongly it will be adsorbed on the surface of the polar stationary phase, the slower it will be transported by the mobile phase.
True
TRUE OR FALSE:
At equilibrium,
K = compound in the stationary phase ⇌ compound in mobile phase
TRUE
It is a form of solid-liquid adsorption chromatography.
Thin Layer Chromatography
It uses a liquid stationary phase supported on the surface of a solid and a liquid or gas mobile phase which is insoluble in the stationary phase.
Partition Chromatography
Thin Layer Chromatography uses a 1. ________ supported 2. ________ as the solid phase.
- Thin Layer of Adsorbent (usually alumina/silica gel)
- Flat Surface (usually glass)
TRUE OR FALSE:
The mobile phase is a solute chosen according to the properties of the components in the mixture
FALSE; mobile phase is a solvent
Silica gel is a ________ that can hydrogen bond.
Polar Adsorbent
TRUE OR FALSE:
Non-polar compounds will move faster and migrate further up the TLC plate.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE:
Components of the mixture that are polar and/or can hydrogen bond will interact more with the silica gel and hence move less quickly up the TLC plate.
TRUE
Technique for separating dissolved chemical substances by taking advantage of their different rates of migration across sheets of paper.
Paper Chromatography
TRUE OR FALSE:
The solvent penetrates the paper by capillary action and, in passing over the sample spot, carries along with it
the various components of the sample
TRUE
Used to
* Identify compounds or unknown mixtures
* Detecting intermediates in reactions, determine their purity
* Determine the progress of a reaction
* Determining the number of components in a mixture
* Evaluating the efficiency of purification processes .
Thin Layer Chromatography
Made of highly purified cellulose absorbs and retains water molecules strongly constitute the stationary phase.
Filter paper
Point where the sample is initially spotted on the paper.
Baseline or Origin
The distance moved by the solvent along the paper
Solvent Front