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Shape of Spot and Rate of Sorption in Paper Chromatography

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CHROMATOGRAPHY is characterized by a dynamic distribution of a substance between a stationary phase and a mobile phase in which diffusion occurs1. In the case of a linear sorption isotherm, the exchange reaction between the two phases may be considered to be of the first order.

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KAUMAN, W., BAK, T. Shape of Spot and Rate of Sorption in Paper Chromatography. Nature 182, 743–744 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182743a0

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