Question

Q.9. A child wanted to separate the mixture of dyes constituting a
sample of ink. He marked a line by the ink on the filter paper
and placed the filter paper in a glass containing water as
shown in figure. The filter paper was removed when the water
moved near the top of the filter paper.
(i) What would you expect to see, if the ink contains three
different coloured components?
(ii) Name the technique used by the child.
(iii) Suggest one more application of this technique.​

Answer 1

Answer:

I.) we will expect that the three colours will be marked as seprate heights

ii.) this technique is known as chromatography

iii.) separation of drugs from blood