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Chromatography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ink can be separated by a method of -----------------------------------------------

a)

distillation

b)

filtration

c)

chromatography

d)

sedimentation

2.
chromatography separates the mixture of dyes on the basis of their ----------------------------
a)
density
b)
solubility
c)
gravity
d)
boiling point
3.
On the chromatogram given -------------- is mixture.
a)
red
b)
orange
c)
green
d)
black
4.

A pure substance shows ------------------ spot on chromatogram

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

5.
The substance in the mixture that has the greatest affinity for the stationary phase will travel
a)
fastest
b)
slowest
6.

A substance is soluble if it can be dissolved.


In paper chromatography, the most soluble solute _____________________ .

a)

does not move from the start point

b)

stays closest to the start point

c)

travels furthest away from the start point

d)

can be found in the middle of the chromatogram

7.

What is the correct image of paper chromatography???

a)
b)
c)
8.
Which plant species has plant pigments most similar to those in A?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
9.

What is chromatography?

a)

A way to see pretty colors

b)

A laboratory technique used to separate a mixture.

c)

A form of distillation

10.

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

a)

solvent

b)

compound

c)

mixture

11.

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

a)

color

b)

fat

c)

water

12.

Which of the following mixture/s is/are separated by chromatography?

a)

Pigments from natural colours

b)

Colours in a dye

c)

Colours of flowers extracts

d)

All the above

13.

Which of the following is correct about chromatography?

a)

It separates those solutes that dissolve in the same solvent.

b)

It separates those solutes that dissolve in different solvents.

c)

It separates a solute that dissolves in a solid solvent.

d)

It separates gaseous solutes from liquid solvents.

14.
Why is Chromatography useful?
a)
It can be used as medicine.
b)
It can be used for finding clues at a crime scene
c)
It can be used to make bombs.
d)
It can reduce the lack of food and water.
15.
Why must the base line be drawn in pencil and not pen?
a)
a) Pencil is good at keeping substances in place.
b)
b) Pencil is soluble in water
c)
c) Pencil is insoluble in water
d)
d) Pencil is not coloured
16.

If a substance is not soluble in the solvent, what happens to the spot placed on the start line?

a)

a) Dot moves to the top of the paper

b)

b) Dot does not move at all

c)

c) Dot moves to the left or right

d)

d) Dot moves down to the bottom of the paper

17.

In paper chromatography, the LEAST soluble solute ____.

a)

does not move from the start point

b)

stays closest to the start point

c)

travels furthest away from the start point

d)

can be found in the middle of the chromatogram

18.
In chromatography, if a solute does not separate and remains on the start line ....
a)
the solute is insoluble in the solvent
b)
the solute is soluble in the solvent
c)
the solvent is insoluble in the solute
d)
the solvent is soluble in the solute
19.
Whose blood was found at the crime scene?
a)
John
b)
Lisa
c)
Bob
d)
Sure
20.
a)

Blue loves water.

b)

Yellow loves water.

c)

Green loves water.