1. you have an HPLC system with 250 x 4.6 mm column. You are using 2 ml/min flow rate and 25 ul sample injection volume. What flow rate and sample volume would you use for the following columns:
a. 150 x 4.5 mm
b. 250 x 2 mm
c. 100 x 1 mm
2. Selectivity of the separation of benzene and toluene in reversed-phase HPLC on C-18 type column with 80/20 acetonitrile/water eluent is 2.0. What will be the separation selectivity if the eluent composition will be changed to 60/40 acetonitrile/water?
3. You were asked to evaluate the results of GPC analysis PMMA (poly{methyl methacrylate}) polymer. Separation was made on PLGel universal column (styrene-divinylbenzene 100 – 10^7 separation range), RI detection, and eluent – THF, calibration by polystyrene standards. Weigh and number average values were calculated directly from chromatogram. Are Mw and Mn values correct? Explain why.