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In the Classroom
JCE DigiDemos: Tested Demonstrations
Colorful Column Chromatography: A Classroom Demonstration of a Three-Component Separation
Lars V. Heumann
Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0850

checked by Daniel E. Blanchard
Department of Physical Sciences, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 19530

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April 2008
Vol. 85 No. 4
p. 524

Abstract
A classroom demonstration detailing the procedure for the separation of a ternary mixture consisting of intensely colored compounds using silica gel column chromatography is described. The audience can follow the compounds during their passage through the column as individual, colored bands while learning about different tools and techniques used in conjunction with column chromatography. Detailed instructions for column preparation and the elution and collection process are provided and permit the easy replication of this demonstration.
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Citation
Heumann, Lars V. J. Chem. Educ. 2008, 85, 524.
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Keywords
Analytical Chemistry; Chromatography; Demonstrations; First-Year Undergraduate / General; Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives; High School / Introductory Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Second-Year Undergraduate; Separation Science; Thin Layer Chromatography
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2/26/2008
3/4/2008
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