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Indicate which of the following mobile phases is the strongest for normal phase

ID: 800769 • Letter: I

Question

Indicate which of the following mobile phases is the strongest for normal phase HPLC? Strongest for reverse phase HPLC? (Write "normal" or "reverse" underneath your two choices.)

            20% ethanol/80 % water          20% ethanol/ 80% hexane                   100 % hexane              

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(0.4 pts)   Write 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, underneath the following compounds to indicate their order of elution from a reversed phase liquid chromatographic column.      

                    OH                                                                                                          OH

                    |                                                                                                              |

HOOC-CH2CHCH3         CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3          HOOC-CH2CH2CH3      CH3CH2CHCH3                      

Explanation / Answer

1) 20% ethanol 80% water ------ strongest for reverse phase


2) 20% ethanol and 80% hexane ----------- strongest for normal phase


the order is

elute first HOOC-CH2CH(OH)CH3 > HOOC-CH2CH2CH3 > CH3CH2(OH)CHCH3 > CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3


CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 elutes last