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Paper is the (solid) stationary phase, 'sucking' up the liquid, mobile (= transporting) phase

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Q: What is the purpose of the filter paper inside the developing chamber in chromatography?
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Why do you use filter paper in chromatography?

the filter paper allows the chamber to become "saturated" with the solvent.


How will you separate the components of black ink using chromatography?

You can use the filter paper or chromatography paper to separate the different components in black ink.


What are some possible alternatives for paper chromatography?

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I f you want to observe this theory in simple way ,you can observe it through using filter paper has ink on it and leave it in water ,after time when the water get evaporated you will observe that the ink was separated and this is a simple chromatography. And this is core concept for chromatography. Saleh Qahtani Lab Tech


Is sand and water evaporation or distillation or filtering or chromatography?

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Why did different dyes travel up the filter paper at different rates in paper chromatography?

different dyes travel with different speed/rates on filter paper in paper chromatography as they have nothing to do with the filter paper as it is the stationary medium while the rates depends upon the interaction between the solute i.e., dyes and the mobile phase i.e., the solvent.


Why sand and MgSO4 added during chromatography?

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How do you use chromatography of Skittles?

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