7 Ed-1

How does
chromatography work?

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Draw lines to link the phrases to describe how chromatography works.

... by seeing how many different

Chromatography can separate ...
colours are on the chromatogram.

... different coloured dyes in a

A drop of the mixture ...
mixture.

... is put into a solvent such as

The bottom of the paper ...
water.

The solvent dissolves the dyes ... is put onto a piece of special
and ... chromatography paper.

The different dyes in the

... to make a chromatogram.
mixture ...

... are carried at different speeds in

The paper is dried ...
the solvent.

You can work out the number of

... travels up the paper.
different dyes in the mixture ...

I can…
● describe how chromatography can be used to separate substances in a mixture.

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