WONDER #2784: What Is Chromatography?
Question 1 of 3
This Wonder was mostly about...
- the inventor of chromatography.
- how to use chromatography to make beautiful artwork.
- chromatography, a technique used to separate a mixture into its separate components.
- the most famous chemists who have used chromatography in the lab.
Question 2 of 3
In paper chromatography, a liquid such as water is used as the __________________.
- stationary phase
- mobile phase
- adsorption
- pigment
Question 3 of 3
The word “chromatography” comes from the Greek words “chroma” and “graphe,” which together mean “___________________.”
- water colors
- calligraphy
- art science
- color writing
Check your answers online at https://www.wonderopolis.org/index.php/wonder/What-Is-Chromatography.