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What kind of mixtures can be separated by chromatography?


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Chromatography

  • It is a technique used to separate the constituents of a small quantity of a mixture of liquids or gases.
  • Chromatography is a technique for the separation of a mixture by passing it in solution or suspension through a medium in which the components move at different rates
  • It is used primarily to detect which liquids are present in a mixture. It works by chemically separating the different molecules in the mixture.
  • Example: Separation of RBC, WBC, and plasma from the blood sample by chromatography.
  • other examples include: ink, dyes, etc

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