Question

Himanshu wants to separate two photosynthetic pigments P and Q from the plant extract. He uses paper chromatography for the separation of these pigments and observes pigment P is separated first. What can be a likely reason for the same? *​

Answer 1

Answer:

Its slight polarity allows it to dissolve polar substances, and the fact that it is less polar than water allows greater resolution between pigments on paper. These reasons allow acetone to be a great solvent for pigment chromatography.