The chromatogram in the figure is of a mixture of 2 compounds, carried out in a packed liquid chromatographic column of 25 cm length. The flow rate was 0.40 mL min-¹. A species that is not retained passes through the column in 5 minutes. a) Determine the retention factors for the two components. b) Calculate the resolution of the two peaks. c) Find the average height of the plate. d) What column length would be needed to achieve a resolution of 1.75? Detector response 0 5.0 A 22.0 20 30.0 30 Time, min 38.0 40 39.0 50 50.0 60 62.0 70

The chromatogram in the figure is of a mixture of 2 compounds, carried out in a packed liquid chromatographic column of 25 cm length. The flow rate was 0.40 mL min-¹. A species that is not retained passes through the column in 5 minutes. a) Determine the retention factors for the two components. b) Calculate the resolution of the two peaks. c) Find the average height of the plate. d) What column length would be needed to achieve a resolution of 1.75? Detector response 0 5.0 A 22.0 20 30.0 30 Time, min 38.0 40 39.0 50 50.0 60 62.0 70

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