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5.05 Mixtures & Solutions Lab Report
By Nathan Mitchell 4/23/15
Background Information & Research
1. Paper Chromatography is a method used for the separation of colors which are also referred to as colored chemicals/substances or pigments. This method is used for experiments, to identify coloring agents and to separate out a compound into its various components.
2. 3 real-world uses for paper chromatography include forensic testing, performance enhancing drug testing, and Ebola immunization.
3. References:
a. http://www.chromatographytoday.com/news/industrial-news/39/breaking_news/5_uses_of_chromatography_in_everyday_life/32639/
b. http://www.chemguide.co.uk/analysis/chromatography/paper.html
Purpose of Lab
The purpose of this lab is …show more content…

10. I then repeated steps 1-9 using alcohol as my solvent, instead of the 1% salt solution.
Data & Observations
1. I predict the components I expect to see from each candy color will be watered down, mixed and dissolved pigments of each of the candy colors on the strip of paper.
2. 1% Saltwater Solution:
Color
Length Traveled (in centimeters)
Yellow
6 cm
Orange
5 cm
Red
4 cm
Purple
4.5 cm
Green
0 cm (No Travel)
Alcohol:
Color
Length Traveled (in centimeters)
Yellow
2 ½ cm
Orange
1 ½ cm
Red
1 ½ cm
Purple
1 ½ cm
Green
2 ½ cm
3. Observations:
a. It was hard to outline and cut the 2 paper strips to their exact measurements.
b. It was hard to place the water equally distant from each other.
c. The color from the candies dissolved into the water and disappeared from half of each of the candies.
d. The colors began to fade and dissolve from the strip of paper. Using the salt solution, the only colors visible were yellow, orange, green and red. These colors were mixed, meaning there’s more of a lime and turquoise within the colors.
e. The dots also became more faded as the experiment went under way.

Discussion & Solution
1. The 1% saltwater solution was easy to create, however there was a greater amount of this solution than the alcohol. The saltwater solution worked better and had more effect on each of the colors on the strip of paper than the alcohol solution because the colors began

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