You run the chromatography system with paper as the stationary phase and 70% isopropanol as the mobile phase. You determine the Rf  of a polar analyte to be 0.40. If you use 100% isopropanol (a less polar solvent) instead of isopropanol as the mobile phase what would you expect to happen to the Rf  value? No value effect on Rf higher  lower could be higher or lower

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You run the chromatography system with paper as the stationary phase and 70% isopropanol as the mobile phase. You determine the Rf  of a polar analyte to be 0.40. If you use 100% isopropanol (a less polar solvent) instead of isopropanol as the mobile phase what would you expect to happen to the Rf  value?

No value effect on Rf

higher 

lower

could be higher or lower

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