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GC: Temperature Influence

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Exercise – Gas Chromatography

  1. Temperature is the most easily controlled factor influencing separation in GC. Consider the isothermal (45 °C) gas chromatogram below. 

    Chromatogram_Gas.png

    1. What’s the problem with this separation?


       

    2. Estimate the retention factor (k) for peak #5.


       

    3. How would you change the isothermal temperature conditions to improve the retention factor for peak #5? Draw the resulting chromatogram with peaks labeled.




       

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    4. What would be the downside to the change you proposed in part (c)? [Hint: consider what happens to peaks #1-4]

 

 

 

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