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Chemical element is a Chemical substance. Activate to inspect this relation.Concentration is part of Mixture. Activate to inspect this relation.Mixture is a Chemical substance. Activate to inspect this relation.Polymer is a Mixture. Activate to inspect this relation.Distillation applies to Mixture. Activate to inspect this relation.Chromatography applies to Mixture. Activate to inspect this relation.Colloid is a Mixture. Activate to inspect this relation.Chemical analysis applies to Chemical substance. Activate to inspect this relation.Mass spectrometry is part of Chemical analysis. Activate to inspect this relation.Qualitative analysis applies to Analyte. Activate to inspect this relation.Chromatography enables Qualitative analysis. Activate to inspect this relation.Mass spectrometry enables Qualitative analysis. Activate to inspect this relation.Sample preparation precedes Chromatography. Activate to inspect this relation.Sample preparation influences Measurement accuracy. Activate to inspect this relation.Chromatography precedes Mass spectrometry. Activate to inspect this relation.ChromatographyMixtureQualitative analysisMass spectrometrySample preparationChemical substancePolymerConcentrationDistillationColloidAnalyteChemical analysisMeasurement accuracyChemical element
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Chromatography

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At a glance

In chemical analysis, chromatography is a laboratory technique for the separation of a mixture into its components.

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Chemistry · Analytical Chemistry
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  • This view connects 4 disciplines: Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry.
  • Chromatography is a bridge concept — viewed here through Analytical Chemistry, Chemistry.
  • The connections here span 4 relation families.
  • Scale explains 2 concepts in this view (Chemistry).

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