B bajoneswadup Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Mar 27, 2011 Messages 147 Reaction score 0 Apr 18, 2012 #1 Why is an alcohol more polar than a ketone? And what does Rf mean? Members don't see this ad.
aSagacious Full Member Moderator Emeritus Verified Member 10+ Year Member Verified Expert Joined Nov 16, 2010 Messages 8,234 Reaction score 341 Apr 18, 2012 #2 bajoneswadup said: Why is an alcohol more polar than a ketone? Click to expand... Alcohols can form hydrogen bonds whereas aldehydes/ketones can't. bajoneswadup said: And what does Rf mean? Click to expand... It's the ******ation factor in the context of chromatography and generally describes the affinity of a substance for the mobile phase. Upvote 0 Downvote
bajoneswadup said: Why is an alcohol more polar than a ketone? Click to expand... Alcohols can form hydrogen bonds whereas aldehydes/ketones can't. bajoneswadup said: And what does Rf mean? Click to expand... It's the ******ation factor in the context of chromatography and generally describes the affinity of a substance for the mobile phase.
B bajoneswadup Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Mar 27, 2011 Messages 147 Reaction score 0 Apr 19, 2012 #3 aSagacious said: Alcohols can form hydrogen bonds whereas aldehydes/ketones can't. It's the ******ation factor in the context of chromatography and generally describes the affinity of a substance for the mobile phase. Click to expand... So ethanol is more polar than acetone?!? Upvote 0 Downvote
aSagacious said: Alcohols can form hydrogen bonds whereas aldehydes/ketones can't. It's the ******ation factor in the context of chromatography and generally describes the affinity of a substance for the mobile phase. Click to expand... So ethanol is more polar than acetone?!?
aSagacious Full Member Moderator Emeritus Verified Member 10+ Year Member Verified Expert Joined Nov 16, 2010 Messages 8,234 Reaction score 341 Apr 19, 2012 #4 bajoneswadup said: So ethanol is more polar than acetone?!? Click to expand... Yes. Upvote 0 Downvote