How does increasing the polarity of the solvent system affect the results of a TLC?
Solution:
Solvent polarity in TLC playing the important role in the elution. Increasing the polarity of solvents causes a decrease in the Rf value due to higher binding with stationary phase. Since, stationary phase in TLC is highly polar (SiO2,Al2O3), hence increase in polarity increases the attraction with stationary phase, hence it causes a decrease in elution, therefore Rf value decreases.
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