Gary Horner Solutions for Chapter: Function, Exercise 10: Data-based question
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The first table gives paper chromatography results for five known ions. The second table shows the values and spot colors for three samples of waste water.
lon |
Molar mass |
Distance travelled () | Color of spot | |
Nickel, | Pink | |||
Cobalt, | Brown-black | |||
Copper, | Blue | |||
Cadmium, | Yellow | |||
Mercury, | Brown-black |
Sample | value | Color of spot |
Blue Yellow |
||
Brown-black Brown-black |
||
Pink Yellow Brown-black |
Identify the ions present in Sample .

The first table gives paper chromatography results for five known ions. The second table shows the values and spot colors for three samples of waste water.
lon |
Molar mass |
Distance travelled () | Color of spot | |
Nickel, | Pink | |||
Cobalt, | Brown-black | |||
Copper, | Blue | |||
Cadmium, | Yellow | |||
Mercury, | Brown-black |
Sample | value | Color of spot |
Blue Yellow |
||
Brown-black Brown-black |
||
Pink Yellow Brown-black |
Identify the ions present in Sample .

The first table gives paper chromatography results for five known ions. The second table shows the values and spot colors for three samples of wastewater.
lon |
Molar mass |
Distance travelled () | Color of spot | |
Nickel, | Pink | |||
Cobalt, | Brown-black | |||
Copper, | Blue | |||
Cadmium, | Yellow | |||
Mercury, | Brown-black |
Sample | value | Color of spot |
Blue Yellow |
||
Brown-black Brown-black |
||
Pink Yellow Brown-black |
Analyse the data and list the ions in the first table from the fastest to the slowest.

The first table gives paper chromatography results for five known ions. The second table shows the values and spot colors for three samples of waste water.
lon |
Molar mass |
Distance travelled () | Color of spot | |
Nickel, | Pink | |||
Cobalt, | Brown-black | |||
Copper, | Blue | |||
Cadmium, | Yellow | |||
Mercury, | Brown-black |
Sample | value | Color of spot |
Blue Yellow |
||
Brown-black Brown-black |
||
Pink Yellow Brown-black |
Sketch the appearance of the chromatography paper of sample after the analysis has been completed.

The first table gives paper chromatography results for five known ions. The second table shows the values and spot colors for three samples of waste water.
lon |
Molar mass |
Distance travelled () | Color of spot | |
Nickel, | Pink | |||
Cobalt, | Brown-black | |||
Copper, | Blue | |||
Cadmium, | Yellow | |||
Mercury, | Brown-black |
Sample | value | Color of spot |
Blue Yellow |
||
Brown-black Brown-black |
||
Pink Yellow Brown-black |
What do you observe about the relationship between the molar mass and the retention factor?
