Result and calculation

Sample Distance travelled by Distance travelled by Rf

compound, cm solvent, cm
Red spinach 1 2.0 7.3 0.27
Red spinach 2 2.5 7.5 0.33
Red spinach 3 0.0 12 0.00
Red spinach 4 2.5 8.5 0.29
Black ink 5.0 6.7 0.75
Green spinach 1 4.5 7.0 0.64
Green spinach 2 4.5 8.0 0.56
Green spinach 3 4.5 8.0 0.56

Calculation

Distance travelled by compound

Rf =
Distance travelled by solvent

1. Red spinach 1
2.0𝑐𝑚
Rf = = 0.27
7.3 𝑐𝑚

2. Red spinach 2
2.5𝑐𝑚
Rf = = 0.33
7.3 𝑐𝑚

3. Red spinach 3
0.0𝑐𝑚
Rf = = 0.00
12 𝑐𝑚

4. Red spinach 4
2.5𝑐𝑚
Rf = = 0.29
8.5 𝑐𝑚

5. Black ink
5.0𝑐𝑚
Rf = = 0.27
6.7 𝑐𝑚
6. Green spinach 1
4.5 𝑐𝑚
Rf = = 0.64
7.0 𝑐𝑚

7. Green spinach 2
4.5𝑐𝑚
Rf = = 0.56
8.0 𝑐𝑚

8. Green spinach 1
4.5𝑐𝑚
Rf = = 0.56
8.0 𝑐𝑚

RS 1 RS 2 RS 3
RS 4 BI GS 1 GS 2 GS 3

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