• 1. Log into the Chromatography Animation using you NA Google Docs ID:
     
     
    2.  Now that you have watched the short animation on chromatography, you will complete an online chromatography experiment. 
     
    On a piece of paper, you will need to fill in this data table and then calculate the Rf value for the blue and red ink.
     

    SI No. Component Distance traveled by the components from the original line (cm) Distance traveled by the solvent from the original line (cm)
    Rf Values
    (2 decimal places)
    1  Red      
    2 Blue      
     
     
    a.  Dip the capillary tube into the ink mixture and then place it on the chromatography paper.
    b.  Open the chromatography chamber and drop the paper in.
    c.  Close the lid. 
    d.  After the solvent and inks have moved up the paper, click on the paper to remove it from the chamber.
    e.  AFTER YOU REMOVE THE CHROMATOGRAM FROM THE CHAMBER, YOU MUST SELECT, "SHOW SCALE" FOR THE RULER TO APPEAR TO MAKE YOUR MEASUREMENTS. 
    f.  DO NOT ENTER YOUR INFORMATION ON THE WEBPAGE, ENTER IT HERE:   
     
     

     
     
     
Last Modified on November 14, 2017