The main purpose of following the course of a reaction by TLC is to: Group of answer choices Determine if all the starting mater
ial is converted to the product. Speed up the reaction Minimize the reaction time. Determine the polarities of reactants and products. Keep students busy while the reaction is taking place in the hood.
Determine if all the starting material is converted to the product.
<h3>What is TLC?</h3>
Because it can provide immediate and important information about a sample's purity and whether or not a reaction is still ongoing, TLC is a common technique in the organic chemistry lab. A TLC plate can be finished in less than 5 minutes when low polarity solvents are used.
<h3>Uses of TLC:-</h3>
TLC is a chromatographic method used to separate mixtures that are not volatile.
Thin-layer chromatography can be used to:-
Assess a substance's purity.
Identify the compounds present in a particular combination.
Explanation : In the given series of elements Na falls after the Cu in the reactivity series, for Pb it also falls after Cu, and for Mg it is the same.
Only Hg which is mercury can spontaneously donate its electrons to copper in the solution because it falls before Cu in the reactivity/activity series.
