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Chromatography basics

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
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1.

The attraction of one substance to the surface of another is defined as:

a)

absorption

b)

adsorption

c)

desorption

d)

intermolecular attraction

2.

The chemical that is of interest in a chemical analysis is known as the:

a)

analyte

b)

eluent

c)

precipitating agent

d)

reagent

3.

A graph of data that involves two variables; it is used to determine the value of one of the variables. A graph of this type is known as a ...curve.

(a)  

4.

The output of a chromatography procedure is known as a:

a)

calibration curve

b)

chromatograph

c)

chromatogram

d)

spectrum

5.

A technique for separating the components of a mixture using a mobile phase and a stationary phase.

a)

chromatography

b)

filtration

c)

gravimetric analysis

d)

titration

6.

What is a chromatographic technique that uses a column for the stationary phase and a liquid for the mobile phase? Write the answer.

(a)  

7.

The breaking ofthe attraction between a substance and a surface is known as ...

(a)  

8.

The solvent that carries the components that pass through a chromatography column is known as the:

a)

effluent

b)

electrolyte

c)

eluent

d)

mobile phase

9.

The ... phase is the phase that moves over the stationary phase in all forms of chromatography.

(a)  

10.

An analysis to determine the identity of a chemical present in the sample of a substance. Paper, TLC and HPLC can all be used for this type of analysis.

(a)  

11.

A type of analysis to determine the concentration of a chemical in a sample. Volumetric analysis and HPLC are examples of this type of analysis.

(a)  

12.

The time taken for a component to pass through a chromatography column is known as ... time.

(a)  

13.

Components that have a greater attraction to the mobile phase than the stationary phase have a (shorter/longer) retention time. (Write the correct word.)

(a)  

14.

The phase that the components of a mixture are adsorbed to (mobile/stationary). (Write the correct word.)

(a)  

15.

The analytical technique that separates substances by using a layer of a fine powder spread on a glass plate as the stationary phase is:

a)

paper chromatography

b)

thin layer chromatography

c)

column chromatography

d)

HPLC

16.

Component M has a greater attraction to the mobile phase than component X. Component P has a greater attraction to the stationary phase than component X. The retention times, from shortest to longest are:

a)

M, P, X

b)

M, X, P

c)

P, X, M

d)

P, M, X