Question

What is paper chromatography?

Answer 1

• Chromatography: It is a technique in chemistry that helps in separating the components of a mixture.
• Paper chromatography: As the name suggests there is a use of paper as the adsorbent in this type of chromatography.
• The Paper used here is made up of cellulose.
• Adsorbent: it is the substance over which the adsorption takes place.
• The paper is defined as a stationary phase.
• The other phase is a mobile phase which is a solvent.
• As the mobile phase moves the components of the mixture will also move depending upon their speed and will get separated.
• This is based upon the phenomenon of partition.