1.2 - Analysis Methods – Gas Chromatography
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Practice Questions
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What is gas chromatography primarily used for?
💡 Hint: Think about applications in chemistry and environmental testing.
What are the two primary phases in chromatography?
💡 Hint: Consider what roles these phases play.
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What does the partition constant (K) indicate?
💡 Hint: Think about how it affects retention time.
True or False: Higher temperatures lead to lower values of K in gas chromatography.
💡 Hint: Remember the relationship between temperature and retention.
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Given a mixture of hydrocarbons and alcohols, how would you set up the gas chromatography experiment to separate them effectively?
💡 Hint: Think about the interactions of the stationary phase with different functional groups.
Discuss the limitations of using non-selective detectors in complex mixtures. How would you mitigate these issues?
💡 Hint: Think about the impact of detector specificity on your results.
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