A student has a single liquid sample that contains 3 polar c…

A student has a single liquid sample that contains 3 polar components.  They want to use chromatography to separate the three components in the sample.   If the solvent used were too nonpolar for the experiment, would you expect to see three spots? Where would the spots be on the chromatogram?  Explain your answers.

a. Calculate the Rf value for each spot on the TLC plates be…

a. Calculate the Rf value for each spot on the TLC plates below. Make sure you label which Rf belongs to which compound. Which compound corresponds to the unknown?                                         b. Which compound corresponds to the unknown? Explain your answer.