What is the Rf value of each amino acid observed? What are the possible components of the amino acid mixture? Answer can be up to two amino acids per component.
What is the Rf value of each amino acid observed? What are the possible components of the amino acid mixture? Answer can be up to two amino acids per component.
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- What is the Rf value of each amino acid observed?
- What are the possible components of the amino acid mixture? Answer can be up to two amino acids per component.

Transcribed Image Text:3.) A mixture of amino acids was subjected to paper chromatography with six amino acid standards
in order to determine its composition. After visualization using ninhydrin, the measured
distances were as follows:
Distances:
G
F
Solvent - 10.3cm
A - 4.5cm
B - 1.0cm
A
C - 6.6cm
D
E
D - 3.9cm
E - 3.5cm
B
F - 9.1cm
G - 10.3cm
X1 - 0.7cm
X2 - 4.3cm
X3 - 7.1cm
a.) What is the Rf value of each amino acid observed?
b.) What are the possible components of the amino acid mixture? Answer can be up to two amino
acids per component.
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