Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Answer
(1) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
Solution
Partition chromatography: a thin liquid film on an inert support is the stationary phase ⇒ Statement I true.
Paper only supports the water held in its fibres, which is the stationary phase ⇒ Statement II false.
Answer: (1)