Purity, formulations and chromatography

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Question 11
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A forensic scientist investigated an ink sample from a suspected counterfeit document. The ink contained a mixture of orange and green dyes. The analysis was conducted using two different types of chromatography paper, Grade X and Grade Y.

The table below shows the results of the chromatography experiment:

Chromatography PaperDyeDistance moved by dye (cm\text{cm}cm)Distance moved by solvent (cm\text{cm}cm)Rf R_f\,Rf​ value
Paper Grade XOrange3.612.00.30
Paper Grade XGreen9.012.00.75
Paper Grade YOrange4.212.00.35
Paper Grade YGreenyyy12.00.80
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Calculate the distance moved by the green dye on Paper Grade Y, represented by yyy.

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b.

Explain which chromatography paper (Paper Grade X or Paper Grade Y) has a stronger attraction to the orange dye, using the Rf R_f\,Rf​ values from the table.

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