Chromatography of Food Dyes
The Experiment
Performing a Thin Layer Chromatographic Separation (General Instructions)
Preparing the Plate
Preparing the Chromatography Tank
Developing the Plate
Calculating Rf
Chromatography of Food Dyes
Part I. Determining the Best Solvent
Part II. Determining the Colors Present in Wilton(R) Cake Dyes
Part III. Determining the Colors Present in Some Other Unknowns
This completes the experiment. Proceed to the postlab.
introduction
background
prelab
experiment
postlab