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Hidden Colors

By Janice VanCleave

Paper Chromatography Chromatography means to write with colors. Chromatography is a chemical process of separating mixtures of colorants. The first video below demonstrates the following Paper Chromatography procedure steps. The video also has a craft idea for making a butterfly using the colored paper filter.The second video below provides information about paper chromatography as well as more […]

Filed Under: Chemistry Tagged With: chromatography, colorants, mixture

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