Mrs. Weathers
Chem 04a
27 Jan, 2012
Lab Report
Introduction: A popular technique in separating components of a mixture is paper chromatography. We use paper chromatography to separate mixtures and isolate there components to collect them individually. In this experiment, we will use acid- base indicators to help determine the unknown mixture. Acid- base indicators will change in color when the presence of pHs rise and fall when acids or bases are added to a solution. After setting strips of paper into a flask with the eluding solvent and waiting 45-60 minutes, we will set the strips over Ammonium hydroxide. Ammonium hydroxide serves as a developer for the components and brings out there color at a high pH. We will measure