Aim: To separate the different pigments in inks or dyes using paper chromatography.
Equipment: Test tubes, Felts, Tube racks, Paper
Method
1.Cut the paper into strips.
2.Put small circles near the bottom of the paper like 2 centimeters up with a felt.
3.Fill the test tube with about a cm of water.
4.Then place the piece of paper in the test tube and hang a bit of the paper off the side.
5. Then finally let the water absorb the felt.
Observation: Well firstly I saw the water run up the paper and absorbed the colour and finally reach two different colour as it was green then went to yellow and blue.
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