If Pigments from a Particular Species of Plant Are Extracted

question 28

Multiple Choice

If pigments from a particular species of plant are extracted and subjected to paper chromatography, which of the following is the most believable result?

• A) The single band of pigment that is isolated is always some shade of green.
• B) Paper chromatography would separate the pigments from a particular plant into several bands.
• C) Paper chromatography isolates only the pigments that reflect green light.
• D) Paper chromatography for the plant would isolate a single band of pigment that is characteristic of the particular plant.

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