INTERPRETING CHROMATOGRAMS

INTERPRETING CHROMATOGRAMS

1. YOU CAN CALCULATE THE Rf VALUE FOR EACH CHEMICAL

   • 1. THE RESULT OF CHROMATOGRAPHY ANALYSIS IS CALLED A CHROMATOGRAM
   • 2. SOMETIMES, THE SPOTS ON A CHROMATOGRAM MIGHT BE COLOURLESS, IF THEY ARE THEN YOU WILL NEED TO USE A LOCATING AGENT TO SHOW WHERE THEY ARE
     • 3.YOU NEED TO WORK OUT THE Rf VALUES FOR THE SPOTS (SOLUTES)