CHROMATOGRAPHY FLOWERS

By: Malak and Farah

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 2
Introduction/Aim Hypothesis

3 4 5 6
MATERIALS & GRAPH RESULTS BIG QUESTION/SUGGESTIONS CONCLUSION
PROCEDURES
INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS
CHROMATOGRAPHY?

Chromatography is the separation of a chemical mixture

into its constituents based on its characteristics. It can also
be used to compare and describe chemical substances. In
comparison, the solubility of the chemicals also helps.
Some colors are easier to dissolve and absorb than
others.
AIM

The goal of this experiment is to see how chromatography

separates colored markers ink and creates colorful flowers
on tissues.
HYPOTHESIS

Coffee filters/tissues/papers are good

absorbers (they absorb a lot of liquid) and
mixture molecules have a lot of solubility
because they separate and spread out.
MATERIALS USED:

● Chromatography papers or
tissues.
● Colorful markers.
● A bowl filled with water.
● Strings.
 1. Before you begin, make sure you have all of the necessary
items on hand.
2.Using the watercolour markers, create any design you want
on the paper/tissues.
PROCEDURES 3. Carefully pour some water into the bowl.
4. In the filled bowl, place a wedge of a rolled tissue to create
a bridge between the water and the designed paper.
5. As the water travels through the design, you'll notice the
colors spreading and separating into their constituents in a
matter of seconds.
6. Carry out the same method as many times as necessary.
7. Allow two minutes for them to dry.
8. Once it has dried, bundle the two together and twist the
bottoms of the coffee filters to make flowers.
9. Add a green pipe cleaner to make it look more lifelike (if you
don't have one, a wooden stick would suffice).
10. Create stunning and colorful flowers with just a few
materials and a little science.
GRAPH RESULTS

RATE OF
SPREADING
BIG QUESTION

- - Why do different solvents travel different heights in

paper chromatography?

Because different solvents have different viscosities,

polarities and affinity for the paper. The capillary action of
paper toward the solvent is dependant on physical
interactions.
To complexify things furthermore, We can also do
chromatography on polyamide and silica supports instead of
paper and get slightly different results.
SUGGESTIONS FOR
IMPROVEMENT

We should’ve used coffee filter paper instead of thick tissues

as the tissues are frailer, which lead to a hard time
assembling it. In addition to that, the separation of
components in the tissues aren’t as effective as the coffee
filter paper.
CONCLUSION
The hypothesis that was offered was right. The
coffee filters served as paper chromatography,
revealing the components of the colored markers
quite clearly. Because of the differences in their
features, the solubility of the molecules in the
water, and the rate of absorption by the coffee
filter, the colors split and spread in the way they
did. The purple ink color was the least soluble and
absorbable, whereas the yellow ink color was
the most soluble and absorbable. Finally, we
finished with some lovely and colorful flowers.