Answer:
a. Paper chromatography would separate the pigments into several bands that appear green or yellow/orange.
Explanation:
The primary or main pigment in plants is the chlorophyll. The chlorophyll gives plants their characteristics green colour and helps in the absorption of light during photosynthesis.
Other pigments in plants include carotenoid with its characteristic yellow, red or orange colour; anthocyanin with its re/blue colour and betalains with its red/yellow colour.
Hence, if pigments from a particular species of plant are extracted and subjected to paper chromatography, one would expect the pigments to be separated into several colour bands ranging from green to yellow/orange.
The correct option is a.
The result that is most likely from paper chromatography is;
Option A: Paper chromatography would separate the pigments into several bands that appear green or yellow/orange.
Let us first understand the principle of paper chromatography.
The Principle of paper chromatography is based on partition chromatography whereby substances are distributed between liquid phases.
In these phases, One of the phase will be stationary which is paper while the other phase will be a mobile phase which moves over the paper.
Now, the compounds that are present in the mixture will be separated due to the affinity differences towards the stationary phase and mobile phase solvents.
Finally, this separation is done due to the movement of mobile phase on paper under the capillary action of pores.
Looking at the options, the only one that is most likely a result of paper chromatography is option A.
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