Chemistry A-Level
Number of peaks gives number of components
What Number of peaks gives number of components means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Each peak on a gas chromatogram represents a separate component leaving the column, so the number of peaks indicates the number of separable components.
Topics that use Number of peaks gives number of components
- Chromatography and qualitative analysis (OCR A-Level)
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