Lab Report


Title: Thin Layer Chromatography pp. 144-147


Name:


Date:


In the following table, enter the distance traveled by each spot, along with its' corresponding Rf


Sample

Distance

Front

Traveled

cm

Distance

Component

Traveled

 cm

Silica Gel TLC Plate

in

100 % Ethyl Acetate Solvent

Aspirin

RfAspirin               = __________

Acetaminophen

RfAcetominophen           = __________

Caffeine

RfCaffeine              = __________

Unknown

Tablet

1_________

2_________

3_________

4_________

Rf1                  = __________

Rf2                  = __________

Rf3                  = __________

Rf4                  = __________


The components in your tablet were (Justify your conclusions):