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Let's test your understanding in TLC

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TLC stands for...

a)

Tender Love & Care

b)

Thick Layer Chromatography

c)

Thin Layer Chromatography

d)

Thin Liquid Chromatography

2.

In TLC substances are separated because of differences in_______. Tick all that apply.

a)

polarity

b)

molecular size

c)

concentration

d)

electronegativity

3.

The distance travelled by the compound depends on how soluble it is in the chosen solvent.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

4.

The distance travelled by the compound depends on how well it adheres to the plate.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

How to calculate Rf?

a)

Rf = distance travelled by sample / distance travelled by solvent

b)

Rf = distance travelled by solvent / distance travelled by sample

6.

The presence of more than one spot on the TLC plate shows that____

a)

the Rf value is higher than it should be

b)

the solvent used was too dilute

c)

impurities are present

d)

too much solvent was used

7.
On the chromatogram given -------------- is mixture.
a)
red
b)
orange
c)
green
d)
black
8.
A pure substance shows ------------------ spot on chromat gram
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
9.
A high Rf value indicates strong
a)
strong affinity to the stationary phase
b)
strong affinity to the mobile phase
c)
no affinity to the stationary phase
d)
 no affinity to the stationary phase
10.
The Rf value  for the red component is 
a)
0.3
b)
0.7
c)
10
d)
7
11.
The substance in the mixture that has the greatest affinity for the mobile phase will travel
a)
fastest
b)
slowest