MUSCAT CHEMICAL TAG::
Silica Gel 100-200 Mesh grade of Silica Gel is mostly suitable for gravitational chromatography. This particle size also allows the solvent to flow smoothly without any pressure. Best for a compound that can be easily separated.
Choice of column size is less important than the amount of silica used. However, in practice, most people will choose a column size that allows them to fill column approximately one-third to a half full of silica – not including the solvent reservoir (Fig. 6).
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Silica gel and alumina are highly polar so they interact strongly with polar compounds and solvents, and weakly with nonpolar molecules. The stationary phase is loaded into the column as a slurry with the solvent and is then packed by flowing solvent through the stationary phase.