Question: 2. A small amount of dissolved compound X was placed 1cm from the bottom of a silica TLC plate (with dimensions of 4 by 12
2. A small amount of dissolved compound X was placed 1cm from the bottom of a silica TLC plate (with dimensions of 4 by 12 cm; width by length) at what is known as its origin. The plate was then allowed to develop until the solvent had travelled to about 0.5-2 cm from the top of the plate; the plate was then removed from the developing chamber and the position of the solvent front was then marked with a pencil (it turned out, that the solvent front was marked at exactly 1.0 cm from the top of the plate). Compound X contained a mixture of two components: a more polar component and a nonpolar component. The nonpolar component traveled 60 mm from the origin. (6 pts) Below is an incomplete chromatogram of compound X. Complete this chromatogram for compound X and indicate on it the following: a. all measurements as described above, and, b. a circle to indicate the nonpolar component, and c. a possible position for the more polar component, and d. a full calculation showing the Rivalue for the nonpolar component of compound X. solvent front origin
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