Chapter 5 Flashcards
(6 cards)
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Chromatography
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a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture by passing it in solution (mobile phase) over a stationary phase; separation occurs as components move at different rates
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like dissolves like rule
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polar solutes are more likely to dissolve in polar solvents, while non-polar solutes are more likely to dissolve in non-polar solvents
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Mobile phase
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the mixture to be analysed in the chromatography process
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stationary phase
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a material with a high surface area, used in the chromatography process
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solvent
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substance in which the solute is dissolved
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solute
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dissolved substance in a solution
