Thin layer chromatography

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  1. 4. In TLC, the stationary phase is a solid that adsorbs the ........ molecules onto its surface.
  2. 6. In thin layer chromatography the mobile phase moves .......the stationary solid phase.
  3. 7. factor Solutes are located on the chromatogram and identified by calculating ......................
  4. 8. front In TLC, the retention factor is calculated by the ratio of the distance travelled by a specific component to the distance travelled by the .....................
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  1. 1. The mobile phase is the non-polar solvent ............
  2. 2. Polar molecules have a greater attraction for a polar solid used as the ............... phase and they are absorbed more strongly onto its surface.
  3. 3. The solid stationary phase is usually ........... which is made into a slurry with water and spread onto a microscope.
  4. 5. The ............. the relative solubility in the mobile phase, the faster the rate of movement as the mobile phase passes over the stationary phase.