Science for Kids/chromatography

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Expert: MGR - 11/2/2009


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what type of information can scientists get by using chromatography?

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Hi Justyn

There are many types of chromatography.  The first step in chromatography is separating out different chemicals in a mixture.  Once that is done, many things can be determined, based on the type of chromatography - - the concentration of a substance, what a substance is, purifying substances, and much more.

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