1 - Environmental Quality: Monitoring and Analysis
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Practice Questions
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What is chromatography?
💡 Hint: Think about why we need to separate compounds.
Name the two phases involved in chromatography.
💡 Hint: One phase is fixed, the other moves.
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What is the main purpose of chromatography?
💡 Hint: Think about the purpose of this analysis.
True or False: The stationary phase is the phase that moves in chromatography.
💡 Hint: Remember the definitions of each phase.
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Given a mixture of three compounds with different partition coefficients (K1=1.5, K2=2.0, K3=0.5), predict the order they will elute from a column.
💡 Hint: Consider each compound's affinity for the stationary phase.
Develop a troubleshooting guide for chromatography analysis resulting in poor separation.
💡 Hint: Think about all steps in the chromatography process to identify potential issues.
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