Question

You are given an unknown type of clothing dye. how could you use the procedures in this lab to see if this dye is a mixture?

Answer 1

One separation technique to be used is the paper chromatography. This works by separating the components of the mixture through the difference of their concentrations. There is a stationary phase and the mobile phase, which flows through the stationary phase. The components travel at different rates and is usually signified by the colors. If more than one color would appear, that means that the dye is a mixture.

Answer 2

Use the paper chromatography method and see how each color ink separates in different solvents.