Combined Science GCSE
Distribution between phases
What Distribution between phases means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Distribution between phases
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Each component distributes differently between the stationary phase, which is the chromatography paper, and the mobile phase, which is the solvent that moves up the paper.
Topics that use Distribution between phases
- Chromatography (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Chromatogram
- Chromatography
- Identification by comparison
- Identification of substances
- Identification using reference values
- Impure substance
- Measurement from a baseline
- Pure substance
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