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Silica gel in iodine jar for tlc
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Why do we need silica gel in the iodine jar to develop a tlc? My guess is that it has to do something with absorbing?!
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Re: Silica gel in iodine jar for tlc
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December 19, 2014, 03:31:46 AM »
You don't
need
the silica, but the plate will develop faster with the silica in there.
Hint: Surface area
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