Assess learners’ knowledge and understanding of paper chromatography

A mixture of multiple choice, short answer, long-answer and fill-in-the-gap questions with marks allocated.

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    A higher and foundation level worksheet to assess learning about paper chromatography. Answers to all questions are available in the teacher notes.

About this resource

These Knowledge check worksheets provide a series of questions to assess learners’ knowledge and understanding of paper chromatography at the end of a period of teaching or as revision.

They are available at foundation and higher level and as fully-editable versions so you can adapt them to suit learners’ needs. Use for individual student work in class or at home.

Content includes:

  • pure and impure substances and their chromatograms
  • stationary and mobile phase
  • measuring results on a chromatogram
  • the process of chromatography in terms of solubility and attraction
  • calculating Rf values.