Question
Chemistry Question on Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques
Paper chromatography is a type of partition chromatography. Moving phase is liquid and stationary phase is solid.
A
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
B
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
C
If assertion is true but reason is false
D
If both assertion and reason are false
Answer
If assertion is true but reason is false
Explanation
Solution
Chromatography paper contains water trapped in it, which acts as the stationary phase. Mobile phase is solvent or a mixture of solvents in which spotted chromatography paper is suspended. Thus, both mobile and stationary phases are liquids.