III. TLC Flashcards
1
Q
whats the solvent front
A
highest point reached by solvent/eluent on TLC plate
2
Q
whats the origin
A
starting point of solvent/eluent where you spot the sample on TLC plate
3
Q
whats a spot
A
highest point reached by spotted compound
4
Q
whats the solvent/eluent
A
mobile phase by capillary action
5
Q
whats the point of the eluent (3)
A
acts as mobile phase through capillary action, separates samples based on polarity, nonpolar phase
6
Q
whats rf
A
retardation factor
spot distance / solvent front distance
7
Q
high rf means?
A
nonpolar compound (attracted to eluent)
8
Q
low rf means?
A
polar compound (attracted to plate)
