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Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : In partition chromatography, stationary phase is thin film of liquid pr…

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Given below are two statements :
Statement (I) : In partition chromatography, stationary phase is thin film of liquid present in the inert support.
Statement (II) : In paper chromatography, the material of paper acts as a stationary phase. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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a

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

b

Statement I is false but Statement II is true

c

Both Statement I and Statement II are false

d

Both Statement I and Statement II are true

✓ Correct answer: a)

Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Explanation

In paper chromatography, a special quality paper known as chromatography paper is used. Chromatography paper contains water trapped in it, which acts as the stationary phase

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