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You are given a sample of several compounds to separate by paper chromatography. You draw a...

You are given a sample of several compounds to separate by paper chromatography. You draw a pencil line exactly 1.0 cm from the bottom of the paper, and place a spot of sample on it. You dry the sample, then develop it in a solvent.

When the chromatogram is taken out of the solvent, the paper is wet up to 9.0 cm from the bottom of the sheet. The compound you are interested in shows up as a spot 7.3 cm from the bottom of the paper.

Calculate the following:

In the same time, how far did the solvent move?

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Distance moved by compound = final spot position - line position -6.3 cm Distance moved by solvent Fina1 solvent position - 1

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