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Thursday, 17 June 2021

Chromatography

 Chromatography is a technique for the separation of a mixture by passing it in solution or suspension through a medium in which the components move at different rates.

Aim: To separate the colours from the skittles by using chromatography.

Materials:

1. 6 skittles

2. water

3. petri dish

4. beaker

Process:

Step 1: Get your equipment set up ready to pour 50mls of water into the petri dish with skittles

Step 2: Place the skittles into the petri dish around the edges

Step 3: Pour 50mls water gently into the middle of the petri dish

step 4: Watch as the water removes the dye from the skittles. See which colour reaches the middle fastes




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