Question

In chromatography the filter paper is :​

• A. mobile phase
• B. stationary phase
• C. mixture
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B stationary phase

Correct answer (a) Stationary phase​ ​

• Chromatography is a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture.​
• During chromatography the fluid in which the mixture is dissolved is called the mobile phase, which carries it through a structure holding another material (e.g Filter paper) called the stationary phase. ​
• The various constituents of the mixture travel at different speeds, causing them to separate.​