Paper Chromatography Is a Technique Used to Separate Molecules Based

Multiple Choice

Paper chromatography is a technique used to separate molecules based upon their size and solubility in a particular solvent. If pigments from a particular species of plant are extracted and subjected to paper chromatography, which of the following results is most likely?

A) Paper chromatography would produce a single band of pigment that is characteristic of that particular plant.
B) Paper chromatography would separate the pigments into two bands that appear green.
C) Paper chromatography would separate the pigments into several bands that appear green or yellow/orange.
D) Paper chromatography would separate the pigments into two bands, one that appears blue and one that appears red.