Select the correct statements about the chromatogram (select all that applies) Question 2 options:

The retention time of any solvent used in an experiment is the dead time t0

The baseline is always a perfect horizontal line It is the plot of time (x-axis) with signal (y-axis)

The chromatogram provides the retention time of components [and it is reproducible when using the same method - qualitative aspect of chromatography].

The retention time of an inert compound that does not have any (or minimum) interaction with the column is the dead time to

The baseline appears to be a straight line; however if we look closely it is actually not; due to the noise that is generated by the instrument.

If the peaks in the chromatogram are symmetrical then the height and the area are both representative of the concentration of the analyte [quantitative aspect of chromatography]