Paper Chromatography Lab

                           PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY LAP                                                            (separating mixtures)

Lab objective:create a process for separating a mixture specifically an ink mixture 
1.what color are mixtures ?
        Purple  (red+ blue)  green (blue + yellow) black(?????????) >in my opinion if you mix all the colors   black will come out.(ROYGBIV).
2.what substances could be used to separate a mixture ?
       Water,alcohol, bleach, acetone,nail polish , vinegar,ammonia ethanol, hydrogen and peroxide.
3.what is the paper chromatography?
        Chromatography is a method for analyzing complex mixtures (such as ink)by separating them             into the chemicals from which they are made .
          
                                                      Questions/hypothesis
                                        
        *are colors mixed to make other colors?
            Yes because in order to make other colors you have ton mix other colors for example in orderto make purple you have to mix red and white
       *can mixed colors separate into their components colors?
           I think we could use diferrents  chemicals we could do it
       *can black separate separate into is components?
          Yes i think that every color can separate into their                                   components
       *which color will separate out?
          All the colors except for white or light colors
                                                 
                       
                                                        Materials of the lab

      * ruler
      *pencil
      *cessors
      *coofe filter
         *markers
      *cup
                   *gogles






                                           Data table:

observations	observations at 3 minutes	observations at 6 minutes	dry test strips
( name)black marker w/ alcohol	nothing happens	the black marker move up to test strips
black marker w/other solution(bleach)	it make the paper whiter	it make the paper whiter	it make the paper whiter
black marker w/H20	nothing happens	nothing happens	nothing happens
test strips after dry

                        
             A picture of my test while it was running
                                         
                     Analysis and conclusions
 1)what appeared on the filter paper ? describe all results.
     On the filter paper the ink was running up in all colors
2)what did the results indicate about the black ink?
    That it could brake into his components
3)is chromatography a useful separation method for ink                     mixtures? explain based on your results
  Yes because you could see how the colors are been separate
4)if you could alter the experiment to test another condition or         factor,what would you change?
   Add more bleach or alcohol or water so we could see differents                 results
                                               Post lab
        how does the paper chromatography work?

            a preferential  adsorption of chemical                    compounds (gases  or liquids) in an                     ascending molecular-weight sequence.