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Paper Chromatography

This document outlines an experiment to observe the color components in a flower sample using paper chromatography. Flower petals are ground and the residue is placed on paper and submerged in alcohol. Several minutes later, multiple colors started appearing and traveling up the paper, showing the flower sample contains more than one color. The conclusion is the experiment revealed a single petal contains various colors like yellowish green and orange.

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Paper Chromatography

This document outlines an experiment to observe the color components in a flower sample using paper chromatography. Flower petals are ground and the residue is placed on paper and submerged in alcohol. Several minutes later, multiple colors started appearing and traveling up the paper, showing the flower sample contains more than one color. The conclusion is the experiment revealed a single petal contains various colors like yellowish green and orange.

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Paper Chromatography

I. Introduction
In this research, I will be observing what happens when flower residue is submerged in
alcohol. This observation aims to discover the color components contained in the flower
sample.

II. Objectives
A. At the end of the experiment, I will be able to see the colors contained in the
flower sample.
B. During this observation, I will be able to familiarize myself with the laboratory
equipment that was used in this observation.
III. Materials
- Flower Petals
- Mortar and Pestle
- Dropper
- Water
- Paper
- Pencil
- Glass Beaker
- Binder clip

IV. Procedure
1. Put the flower petals in the mortar and pestle.
2. Grind and crush the petals until liquid is visible. Pour water if necessary.
3. Prepare a wide slip of paper with a 2 cm point for the liquid.
4. Use a dropper to pick up a small amount of flower samples.
5. Drop the sample on the tip of the paper slip
6. Clip the slip of paper with a binder clip with a pencil inserted.
7. Prepare a glass beaker with alcohol.
8. Put the binder clip on the glass beaker. The pencil will suspend the clip from dropping
into the alcohol.
V. Results and Discussion

After several minutes of submersion, the colors that appeared from the
flower sample started traveling up and showing more colors in the
process.
VI. Conclusion
I concluded that I discovered that a single petal does not contain only one color. Because when
the flower residue is submerged in alcohol, you will see colors like yellowish green and orange.
Those colors will travel up in the paper slip.

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