Using paper chromatography, how can you separate a homogeneous mixture into its component chemicals?

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Lilah Petty

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28 December, 16:00

Using paper chromatography, how can you separate a homogeneous mixture into its component chemicals?

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Paper chromatography is a tool frequently used in analytical chemistry to separate a homogeneous mixture into its components.

In paper chromatography the stationary phase is water which drenches the paper and the mobile phase is a mixture polar organic solvent and water. The various components of the homogeneous mixture is separated based on their relative solubility in either the mobile or stationary phase.