What is Chromatography?

Chromatography is a technique for separating mixtures into their components in order to analyze, identify, purify, and/or quantify the mixture or components.

Uses for Chromatography

Chromatography is used by scientists to:

Analyze – examine a mixture, its components, and their relations to one another

Identify – determine the identity of a mixture or components based on known components

Purify – separate components in order to isolate one of interest for further study

Quantify – determine the amount of the a mixture and/or the components present in the sample

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