Question

Q5. Umar and Karan want to test whether the food colour used in sweets is a
pure substance or a mixture.
(a) Describe how the boys could use chromatography to verify the food colour.

(b) There are more than one spot obtained in the chromatogram. What does
this conclude about the food colour.

Answer 1

Answer:

Food colour is a mixture.

Explanation:

Because food colours have different components like colours, refreshners, etc.