Chromatography

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What is chromatography?

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A laboratory technique used to separate a mixture.

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Which ink is a mixture of different inks?

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Black ink.

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What molecules move up the paper to carry the different colors of ink?

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Water.

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Chromatography separates a mixture of dyes on the basis of their...

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Density or weight.

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Two or more substances that are mixed together but not chemically combined create a...

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Mixture.

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What is a solvent?

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A substance that dissolves a solute, forming a solution.

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What is a solute?

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A substance that is dissolved in a solvent.

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What is the purpose of chromatography?

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To separate and analyze the components of a mixture.

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What is a mixture?

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A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded.

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What is the role of water in chromatography?

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It acts as a mobile phase that carries the ink up the paper.