Chromatography (AQA GCSE Chemistry Combined Science): Flashcards

Method to separate and identify compounds in mixtures

Identify chemicals in a mixture

Analyte, stationary phase, mobile phase

Mixture of chemicals to be separated

Solid material that stays still during experiment

Liquid or gas that moves through stationary phase

Move slowly

Move quickly

Chromatography paper

Solvent (e.g. water or alcohol)

$Rf = \frac{\text{Distance of chemical}}{\text{Distance of solvent}}$

Always the same