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Term: Eluent

Description

In chromatography, an eluent refers to the solvent or mobile phase used to carry the sample along the stationary phase.

Eluent can also be used in the context of liquid chromatography or gas chromatography to describe the carrier liquid or gas that transports the analyte through the column.

Furthermore, eluent can also indicate the liquid used to wash or rinse a substance in order to separate or purify it.

Sample Sentences

1. The eluent was carefully selected to obtain optimal separation of the compounds in the mixture.


2. After the eluent passed through the chromatographic column, the different components of the mixture were revealed.


3. The eluent used in this experiment was a mixture of acetonitrile and water.


4. The chemist added an eluent to the column to wash away impurities and isolate the desired compound.


5. Using the eluent provided better resolution and faster analysis.

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