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Explain how fractional distillation works.

Important Questions on Separating Substances

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In the given chromatogram, how can you tell that 'X' does not contain the substance 'C'?

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Look at the chromatogram above. Can you think of a way to separate the coloured substances from the paper?

 

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Explain in your own words how paper chromatography works.
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What do you think a locating agent is? 
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Which chemical you will need, in an experiment to separate amino acids by chromatography?
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What makes Rfvalues so useful?
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For the chromatogram above:

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Were any of the amino acids in B-E also present in A? How can you tell at a glance? 

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For the chromatogram above:

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Amino acids Distance travelled (cm)
A 2.5
B 1.5
C 2.5
D 1.5
E 2.1

(solvent front travelled= 3.5)

The amino acids travelled the distance from A-E is given, work out the Rfvalues for the amino acids in A-E.