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    PracticeAQA GCSEAQA GCSE Chemistry Foundation Tier Paper 2Question 05.3
    Medium2 marksMultiple Choice
    Chemical analysisFoundationchromatographydata interpretation

    AQA GCSE · Question 05.3 · Chemical analysis

    Figure 3 A B C

    Another student sets up the apparatus correctly. Figure 3 represents the student's results. What two conclusions can be made from Figure 3? Select two options.

    Answer options:

    A.

    Flower A contains a single pure colour

    B.

    Flowers A and B contain the same colours

    C.

    The colour in flower C is a mixture

    D.

    The colour in flower B was the least soluble

    E.

    Two of the colours have the same Rf value

    How to approach this question

    Interpret the chromatogram in Figure 3. 1. **Purity:** How can you tell if a substance is pure or a mixture from a chromatogram? A pure substance gives one spot. A mixture gives multiple spots. 2. **Identity:** How can you tell if two samples contain the same substance? If spots from different samples travel the same distance (are at the same height), they are likely the same substance. 3. **Solubility:** How is solubility represented? The further a spot travels, the more soluble it is in the solvent. 4. Evaluate each statement based on these principles.

    Full Answer

    Flower A contains a single pure colour, The colour in flower C is a mixture
    Interpreting the chromatogram in Figure 3: - **Sample A:** This lane shows only one spot. This indicates that the colour extracted from flower A is a single, pure substance. - **Sample B:** This lane also shows only one spot, so the colour from flower B is also a pure substance. - **Sample C:** This lane shows two separate spots at different heights. This indicates that the colour extracted from flower C is a mixture of at least two different substances. - **Comparison:** The spot from B is at the same height as the lower spot from C. This means that flower B and flower C share a common colouring substance. The spot from A is at a different height to all others. Based on this, the two most direct and certain conclusions are that A is a single pure colour and C is a mixture.

    Common mistakes

    ✗ Confusing the number of spots with solubility. ✗ Incorrectly concluding A and B are the same because they are both "single spots". Their different positions mean they are different substances.
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