Question

Which of the following is/are applications(s) of chromatography?

• A. It is widely used for testing the purification of drinking water
• B. It is used in pharmacy for detecting the chiral compounds
• C. In the used in the food industry
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is D All of these

1. Chromatography is commonly used technique for the separation of molecule. For example, it is used to remove pesticides and insecticides like DDT in the water and poly chlorinated biphenyls.
2. It is widely used for testing the purification of drinking water.
3. In pharmaceutical companies, it is used for producing pure materials for medicines and also for checking the contamination presence in medicines.
4. It is used in pharmacy for detecting the chiral compounds (enantiomers and optical isomers).
5. In the food industry, this technique is very useful for analyzing and the separation of additives, proteins and amino acids etc. it used in forensic science for detecting the presence of drugs.