Given the Following Data Obtained from a GC-MS Analysis Using

question 18

Multiple Choice

Given the following data obtained from a GC-MS analysis using a 15m column::
Peak 1: Retention time 4.32 minutes; FWHM 16. seconds
Peak 2: Retention time 5.87 minutes; FWHM 19 seconds
What does the calculated resolution value, based on these two peaks, mean in terms of chromatographic appearance?

• A) These peaks will be baseline resolved
• B) These peaks will coelute
• C) These peaks will overlap slightly
• D) These peaks will be widely separated and will not interfere with each other.
• E) none of the above

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