Basic Chromatography Kit

• Understand how chromatography can be used to identify the makeup of organic and inorganic substances
  
• Perform chromatography to identify the constituent pigments of chlorophyll
   
• Observe differences in polar and non-polar solvents with dyes

Students learn how chromatography can be used to identify the makeup of organic and inorganic substances.

To accomplish this, they perform two basic experiments:

• The separation of chlorophyll extract into its constituent pigments
• The separation of dyes with polar and non-polar solvents demonstrating how chromatography is used to determine the makeup of various organic and inorganic substances

Contents List

• 1 Teachers Guide with MSDS
• 30 chromatography tubes and holders
• 120 pre-cut paper chromatography strips

Bottles:

• 1 Developer I (petroleum ether and acetone)
• 1 Developer II (deionized water)
• 1 Developer III (n-butanol)
• 1 Developer IV (n-butanol, acetic acid and deionized water)

Vials:

• 1 Capillary applicators
• 1 Chloroplast extract, concentrated
• 1 Dyes, mixed