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paper chromatography

by 317327 Yerra Sai Meghana -
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why origin line is 1cm from bottom of the paper

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Re: paper chromatography

by 317302 Alla Purnima -
If origin is inside or equal to the level of solvent it causes error.The solvent gives extra energy to pull up the sample,and the sample will also dissolves in the solvent.So as the precautionary measure the origin is kept 1cm above from bottom of the paper