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How can paper chromatography be used to separate pigments based on their chemical and physical properties?
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∙ 11y ago
It is an appropriate technique to use because it separates the pigments, so one can see which pigments are present, even if some pigments are normally hidden to the naked eye.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoPaper chromatography is an appropriate technique to use to determine if different pigments are present in a leaf because the contents of the ink are being determined. Paper chromatography is good for determining the contents of something, while column chromatography is better suited for purifying chemical compounds from mixtures.
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∙ 11y agoIn paper chromatography substances are distributed between a stationary phase and a mobile phase. The stationary phase is usually a piece of high quality filter paper. The mobile phase is a developing solution that travels up the stationary phase, carrying the samples with it. Components of the sample will separate readily according to how strongly they absorb on the stationary phase versus how readily they dissolve in the mobile phase.
When a colored chemical sample is placed on a filter paper, the colors separate from the sample by placing one end of the paper in a solvent. The solvent diffuses up the paper, dissolving the various molecules in the sample according to the polarities of the molecules and the solvent. If the sample contains more than one color, that means it must have more than one kind of molecule. Because of the different chemical structures of each kind of molecule, the chances are very high that each molecule will have at least a slightly different polarity, giving each molecule a different solubility in the solvent. The unequal solubility cause the various color molecules to leave solution at different places as the solvent continues to move up the paper. The more soluble a molecule is, the higher it will migrate up the paper. If a chemical is very non-polar it will not dissolve at all in a very polar solvent. This is the same for a very polar chemical and a very non-polar solvent.
It is important to note that when using water (a very polar substance) as a solvent, the less polar the color, the lower it will rise on the paper.
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∙ 12y agoThe Different Types of Chromatography
There are four main types of chromatography. These are Liquid Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Thin-Layer Chromatography and Paper Chromatography.
Liquid Chromatography is used in the world to test water samples to look for pollution in lakes and rivers. It is used to analyze metal ions and organic compounds in solutions. Liquid chromatography uses liquids which may incorporate hydrophilic, insoluble molecules.
Gas Chromatography is used in airports to detect bombs and is used is forensics in many different ways. It is used to analyze fibers on a persons body and also analyze blood found at a crime scene. In gas chromatography helium is used to move a gaseous mixture through a column of absorbent material.
Thin-layer Chromatography uses an absorbent material on flat glass or plastic plates. This is a simple and rapid method to check the purity of an organic compound. It is used to detect pesticide or insecticide residues in food. Thin-layer chromatography is also used in forensics to analyze the dye composition of fibers.
Paper Chromatography is one of the most common types of chromatography. It uses a strip of paper as the stationary phase. Capillary action is used to pull the solvents up through the paper and separate the solutes.
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∙ 11y agoA technique known as chromatography is done for separation of different pigments on the basis of their rf value.
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Is a chameleon changing color chemical or physical change?
It is a physical change. Preexisting pigments are moved to and from the surface of the skin, but the pigments themselves do not change.
Is drying leaves a chemical change or a physical change?
Drying of leaves is a physical change because neither it changes its composition nor does it have any different properties from the original one.
Why can the pigment spot on chromatography paper not be submerged in solvent?
This is because the nonpolar pigments would just simply dissolve in the nonpolar solvent instead of traveling up the TLC plate.
Is leaves turning color in the fall a chemical or physical change?
I don't know the scientific equation, but I do know that the tree withdraws it's sugars from the leaves, during the autumn and winter to make sure that there is enough for the main tree. The withdrawal of the sugars is a physical action, but it is a chemical one as well. The chlorophyll that was made thru the sunlight on the leaves for photosynthesis. This stops when the weather turns colder and there is less sunlight causing the leaves lessen the amount to chlorophyll they can make, signaling to the tree to cut off the sugar supply to the leaves. I'd say it's both. Also, You have witnessed a spectacular chemical change if you have seen the leaves on a tree change from green to bright yellow, red, or orange. But, it is not a change from a green pigment to a red pigment, as you might think. Pigments are chemicals that give leaves their color. In autumn, however, changes in temperature and rainfall amounts cause trees to stop producing chlorophyll. The chlorophyll already in the leaves undergoes a chemical change into colorless chemicals.Where do the bright fall colors come from? The pigments that produce fall colors have been present in the leaves all along. However, in the summer, chlorophyll is present in large enough amounts to mask these pigments. In the fall, when chlorophyll production stops, the bright pigments become visible.
How do the chemical properties of peroxide make it suitable for use in hair dyes?
the extra oxygen atom also makes hydrogen peroxide more reactive than water. hydrogen peroxide reacts readily with chemical pigments that give materials their color. this process which is called bleaching can make stained teeth white or turn brown hair blond.
Is a chameleon changing color chemical or physical change?
It is a physical change. Preexisting pigments are moved to and from the surface of the skin, but the pigments themselves do not change.
How do you extract green pigments from plants?
A technique called Chromatography is used.
What procedure did you to separate plant pigments?
Paper chromatography can be used to separate pigments in plants. The pigments are separated into chlorophylls (greenish colors) and carotenoids (yellowish colors).
What method can be used to separate the colours of a leaf?
In order for a biologist to sepearate leaf pigments, he should use chromatography. Hope this helps because I too, had to answer a question just like this for biology!
What is the purpose of the solvent in chromatography?
The basic purpose of the solvent is to move the pigments up the chromatography paper through capillary action so that the pigments can be separated. The basic importance of chromatography is to separate different solvents by their molar mass. In doing so, one can separate the different pigments within a solution and measure how much of each pigment is present.
Chromatography separates a mixture of?
Chromatography separates a mixture of pigments, usually in inks. You can separate colours in food and felt tips. The different solubilities of the different ink pigments, make some rise above others so you can see them clearly.
What procedure did you use to separate plant pigments?
Place leaf in beaker and heat with Bunsen burner until water has discolored and boiled, then place leaf in test tube filled methylated spirits and place in same beaker as before with the burner turned OFF. Methylated spirits boils at around 80 degrees Celsius so when placed in heated water it will boil. This process will separate the chlorophyll (pigment) in the leaf.
How can chromatography separate out the different pigments in the paint?
Chromatography works by separating inks into the different colours they are made of. You see, the paint is a solute and if it is added to a solvent and dissolves you have a solution.
Disadvantages of paper chromatography?
The only disadvantage, like any paper chromatography method, is that the test take a lot of time - typically 45 to 90 minutes.This method also yield little amount of pigments when it comes to the extraction of the isolated pigments. Several tests must be run to gather a respectable amount for further chemical tests.
Why do the pigments separate during column chromatography?
Because the retention coefficients of different substances are also different.
What is a colored chemical compound?
pigments
Why does carotene travel farthest in chromatography of leaf pigments?
it has more affinity (attraction) to the solvent than to the paper
