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The separation of two coloured substances was done by paper chromatography. The distances travelled by solvent front, substance A and substance B from the base line are 3.25 cm, 2.08 cm and 1.05 cm, respectively. The ratio of Rf values of A to B is .
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Correct answer: 2
- In paper chromatography, the retardation factor is defined as:
- For substance A:
- For substance B:
- Therefore, the ratio of values is:
- Now calculate:
- Hence, the required integer answer is:
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