JEE Main 2017 · 8 Apr · Shift 1 · Chemistry Q57

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Which of the following statements is not true about partition chromatography ?

Mobile phase can be a gas

Stationary phase is a finely divided solid adsorbent

Separation depends upon equilibration of solute between a mobile and a stationary phase

Paper chromatography is an example of partition chromatography

Answer and worked solution

Official answer: B

A finely divided solid adsorbent as the stationary phase describes adsorption chromatography. In partition chromatography the stationary phase is a liquid held on a support (as water on paper).

Topics:Purification and characterisation

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JEE Main 2017 · 8 Apr · Shift 1, Chemistry question 57