Name Section Experiment 2 Advance Study Assignment: Resolving Matter into Pure Substances, 1. Paper Chromatography 1. A student chromatography a mixture containing five components, and after developing the spots with a staining agent observes the following: Point of application Solvent front What are the five Ry values? Rf = distance sample moves distance solvent moves 1. 41 cm + 0: 19875 77639751553 = 0. 199 57.3. em 3. ocm 7:3 (m 2. Explain, in your own words, why samples can often be separated into their components by chromatography. Samples can often be separated into their components by Chromatography because chemicals have different solubility based on the solvent. If a chemical perfers the mobile phase, the more quickly it will flow with it. compared to a chemical that does not prefer the mobile phase at all, then it will remain where it started, If a substance has a high solvability, it will disolve in the solvent and travel further compared to a low solvable substance and will not travel far