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A small amount of dissolved compound X was placed 1cm from the
bottom of a silica TLC plate (with dimensions of 4 by 12 cm; width by
length) at what is known as its origin. The plate was then allowed to
develop until the solvent had travelled to about 0.5-2 cm from the top
of the plate; the plate was then removed from the developing chamber
and the position of the solvent front was then marked with a pencil (it
turned out, that the solvent front was marked at exactly 1.0 cm from
the top of the plate). Compound X contained a mixture of two
components: a more polar component and a nonpolar component. The
nonpolar component traveled 60 mm from the origin. (6 pts)

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The Rf value of the non-polar component of X in the TLC is 0.6.

What is thin-layer chromatography?

Thin-layer chromatography is a chromatographic technique where the stationary phase consists of thin-layer plate coated with an adsorbent material.

The retention factor, Rf value of a compound is equal to the distance traveled by the compound divided by the distance traveled by the solvent front.

Rf = distance moved by compound/distance moved by solvent front

The Rf value of the non-polar component of X = 0.6/1 = 0.6

In conclusion, TLC separates components of a mixtures based on their ability to travel across an adsorbent material.

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