Paper Chromatography Is a Technique Used to Separate Molecules Based

question 42

Multiple Choice

Paper chromatography is a technique used to separate molecules based upon their size and solubility in a particular solvent. If pigments from a particular species of plant are extracted and subjected to paper chromatography, which of the following results is most likely?

• A) Paper chromatography would produce a single band of pigment that is characteristic of that particular plant.
• B) Paper chromatography would separate the pigments into two bands that appear green.
• C) Paper chromatography would separate the pigments into several bands that appear green or yellow/orange.
• D) Paper chromatography would separate the pigments into two bands, one that appears blue and one that appears red.

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