Paper chromatography utilizes paper as the stationary phase and a solvent as the mobile phase to separate components based on their affinities and retention on the stationary phase.
Paper chromatography involves a stationary phase and a mobile phase for separating mixtures. In this experiment, the stationary phase is the paper itself, which does not move and acts as a substrate for separation.
As the mobile phase (solvent) moves through the stationary phase due to capillary action, the components in the mixture are separated based on their affinity to the solvent and the stationary phase.
The differential retention on the stationary phase, caused by varying affinities of compounds, leads to their separation during the chromatography process.
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