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No. A TLC (Thin Liquid Chromatagraphy) plate is made specially. It has different Compounds to it that make it separate from filter paper.

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How can you further isolate pigments on a thin layer plate in TLC experiment?

Run the mixture on the TLC plate. Find the different colored pigments. Scrape each spot and elute the pigments.


What is solvent bath prepared ahead and allow to sit for an hour in TLC?

A solvent bath is a chamber filled with solvent vapors that helps facilitate even saturation of the TLC plate with the mobile phase. Allowing the TLC plate to sit in the solvent bath for an hour ensures that the plate is fully equilibrated with the solvent vapor, leading to more accurate and reproducible results during the chromatographic separation.


What is the significance of TLC over paper chromatography?

Paper chromatography and TLC both use a solid stationary phase and liquid mobile phase. The only real difference is in the physical and chemical composition of the stationary phase. Paper chromatography uses a fibrous protein/polymer mesh (i.e. paper) as its stationary phase, TLC uses a compacted powder (usually silica or alumina) on a sealed backing.


Why must the TLC plate be placed in the developing tank so that the solvent is below the baseline?

Placing the TLC plate in the developing tank with the solvent below the baseline ensures that the compounds on the plate are separated uniformly and effectively through capillary action. This setup allows the compounds to move up the plate evenly and not get disturbed, resulting in clearer and more accurate separation of the substances on the plate.


Why should a TLC plate be removed fromthe solvent before the solventfront reaches the top of the plate?

Removing the TLC plate before the solvent front reaches the top of the plate helps prevent the sample from oversaturating and distorting the spots. It also ensures that the solvent does not evaporate completely, which could cause the stationary phase to dry out and affect separation results.

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What is the solvent front and how is its migration on the TLC plate measured?

The solvent front is the line at where the solvent moves up the TLC plate. Its migration can be measured by taking the R value of the TLC plate.


When preparing to develop a TLC plate what is the appropriate spatial relationship between the level of solvent in the developing chamber and the spots on your TLC plate?

The spots on the TLC plate should be placed about a cm from the bottom of the plate. Then solvent should then fall about half-way between these spots and the bottom of the beaker.


How can you further isolate pigments on a thin layer plate in TLC experiment?

Run the mixture on the TLC plate. Find the different colored pigments. Scrape each spot and elute the pigments.


What is the component of the coating on the pre-coated TLC plate?

silica or alumina


How does uv light cause the TLC spots to appear?

UV light causes the compounds on a TLC plate to absorb the light, which excites the electrons in the molecules to a higher energy state. When the electrons return to their original state, they release energy in the form of fluorescence and produce visible spots on the TLC plate.


Why KMnO4 used in TLC?

KMnO4 is used in TLC (Thin Layer Chromatography) as a staining reagent for the detection of alkenes and alkynes. It reacts with the double or triple bonds in the compounds, forming a brown precipitate that allows for easy visualization of the separated compounds on the TLC plate.


What is solvent bath prepared ahead and allow to sit for an hour in TLC?

A solvent bath is a chamber filled with solvent vapors that helps facilitate even saturation of the TLC plate with the mobile phase. Allowing the TLC plate to sit in the solvent bath for an hour ensures that the plate is fully equilibrated with the solvent vapor, leading to more accurate and reproducible results during the chromatographic separation.


How do you rent a car with a TLC license plate?

You have to be speaking Bangalian,Indian or a good Spanish.


Why use pencil for TLC plate?

Pencil is commonly used to mark TLC (thin layer chromatography) plates because it is chemically inert and does not interact with the substances being separated. It also adheres well to the surface of the TLC plate and does not dissolve in the developing solvent, allowing the spots to remain visible throughout the separation process.


What is the significance of TLC over paper chromatography?

Paper chromatography and TLC both use a solid stationary phase and liquid mobile phase. The only real difference is in the physical and chemical composition of the stationary phase. Paper chromatography uses a fibrous protein/polymer mesh (i.e. paper) as its stationary phase, TLC uses a compacted powder (usually silica or alumina) on a sealed backing.


What is tailing effect in TLC?

Tailing effect is an error that occurs when the spot is not allowed to dry hence leading increased diameter of the spot in a TLC plate. Nwando Ata.


Why must the TLC plate be placed in the developing tank so that the solvent is below the baseline?

Placing the TLC plate in the developing tank with the solvent below the baseline ensures that the compounds on the plate are separated uniformly and effectively through capillary action. This setup allows the compounds to move up the plate evenly and not get disturbed, resulting in clearer and more accurate separation of the substances on the plate.