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Question In normal Thin Layer Chromatography, Why does a more polar… In normal Thin Layer Chromatography, Why does a more polar solvent/mobile phase make the samples go up the TLC plate faster? Isn’t it supposed to be the opposite since a more polar solvent would stick more compared to a non-polar mobile phase? Image transcription textMagnified Plate #1 Magnified Plate #2 CHAMBER # 1 CHAMBER #2 booodboood booodboood resetexperiment Solvent #1: Solvent #2: 75% Hexane : 25% Ethyl Acetate Less Polar Molecule 25% Hexane : 75%Ethyl Acetate More Polar Molecule – LESS POLAR MORE POLAR – Silica Gel (stationary phase) -… Show more… Show more  Chemistry Science Organic chemistry CHEM 204 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)