SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY Topic: Mixtures.

Subtopic: Separation of
mixtures (chromatography).
 INSTRUCTIONS.
Read the following slides on separation of mixtures and then write
the information in your books.

Follow the instructions given in the powerpoint.

 OBJECTIVES
1. Describe the separation of mixtures by methods of
chromatography.
2. Draw diagrams to show the process of chromatography.

3. State the applications ( uses ) of chromatography.

 CHROMATOGRAPHY
•This is used to separate a mixtures with more than one
components such as water based black ink.

• It is based on the solubility( ability to dissolve in a

solvent) of the parts of the mixture
APPARATUS FOR CHROMATOGRAPHY. DRAW DIAGRAM
OF CHROMATOGRAPHY.
•As the ethanol ( alcohol)
moves up the filter paper the
different components of the ink
mixture separate and moves up
the paper based on their
solubility in the solvent.
•The more soluble the
component of the mixture the
faster it will move with the
solvent up the filter paper.
•The substance that moves
faster goes furthest up the
paper.

•The substance that moves

slowest goes the least distance.

•The mixture of substances is

separated into separate spots.
 USES OF CHROMATOGRAPHY
•Chromatography is very useful as it can successfully
separate very small quantities of substances.

•This makes it an important technique for analyzing extracts

of materials from animal and plant tissues and for separating
compounds from residue of the solutions in which they are
formed.