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Screened Methyl orange separates when it comes in contact with water on the filter paper because it is an impure substance and impure substances are made of 2 or more components......so therefore it separates the blue colou

ration from the orange colouration

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Q: Why does screened methyl orange separate when water is added to it on chromatography paper?
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When using paper chromatography to separate screen methyl orange and methyl orange which one moves the furthest up the paper?

The Screened Methyl Orange moves the furthest


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