mobile phase
What mobile phase means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
A solvent that moves up by capillary action, in which amino acids have relative solubility.
The phase that moves and carries components along.
Topics that use mobile phase
- Proteins (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Chromatography and qualitative analysis (OCR A-Level)
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