F15 : Separating Pigments in Inks: Paper Chromatography


Students Chloe He
School HWDSB - Ancaster Meadow - Ancaster
Level Junior 7/8 - Grade 7
Group Group 8 - Physical and Mathematical
Abstract In this experiment, I used paper chromatography to split the pigments in everyday markers. This was done to determine whether or not the inks in everyday markers are the colour that we see, and if so, which colours the inks are composed of. Chromatography essentially “unmixes” mixtures.