Question: An unknown sample was spotted on a silica gel TLC plate and developed in hexane. The Rf value was calculated to be 0.35. Which of the following statements is true if ethyl acetate was used as the developing solvent instead of hexane?
Answer: The compound would travel further, therefore the Rf value would increase
I don't understand what they mean by "compound". Do they mean the sample would travel further? We don't know if the sample is polar or nonpolar to begin with though. If the sample was nonpolar, wouldn't it travel further if the solvent was hexane because it is nonpolar as well?
Answer: The compound would travel further, therefore the Rf value would increase
I don't understand what they mean by "compound". Do they mean the sample would travel further? We don't know if the sample is polar or nonpolar to begin with though. If the sample was nonpolar, wouldn't it travel further if the solvent was hexane because it is nonpolar as well?