Paper Chromatography lab quiz UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Physical process - CORRECT ANSWER - Do not involve chemical reactions and no new
substances are made.
paper chromatography - CORRECT ANSWER - Separates substances based on their
solubilities.
How does paper chromatography work? - CORRECT ANSWER - Take filter paper and
draw a pencil line towards the bottom
Put a dot of ink on the pencil line.
Place the bottom of the paper in a solvent.
The solvent seeps up the paper dissolving the ink. Carrying them up the paper as well.
What is the stationary phase? - CORRECT ANSWER - The paper because it does not
move.
What is the mobile phase? - CORRECT ANSWER - The solvent because it does move.
What chemicals won't move far ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemicals that are strongly
attracted to the stationary phase.
What will a pure chemical produce? - CORRECT ANSWER - A single spot in all
solvents.
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Physical process - CORRECT ANSWER - Do not involve chemical reactions and no new
substances are made.
paper chromatography - CORRECT ANSWER - Separates substances based on their
solubilities.
How does paper chromatography work? - CORRECT ANSWER - Take filter paper and
draw a pencil line towards the bottom
Put a dot of ink on the pencil line.
Place the bottom of the paper in a solvent.
The solvent seeps up the paper dissolving the ink. Carrying them up the paper as well.
What is the stationary phase? - CORRECT ANSWER - The paper because it does not
move.
What is the mobile phase? - CORRECT ANSWER - The solvent because it does move.
What chemicals won't move far ? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chemicals that are strongly
attracted to the stationary phase.
What will a pure chemical produce? - CORRECT ANSWER - A single spot in all
solvents.