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What does Retention Factor (Rf) mean if its high or low? For instance, if red dye...

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What does Retention Factor (Rf) mean if its high or low?

For instance, if red dye in water has a high Rf compared topropanol and NaCl, does that mean water is the best solvent toremove red dye from clothing?

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The amount that each component of a mixture travels can bequantified using retention factors Rf The retention factor of aparticular material is the ratio of the distance the spot movedabove the origin to the distance the solvent front moved above    See Answer
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