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Discussion: The R f values help us determine the distance the solvent and the compounds have traveled. It is calculated by dividing the distance traveled by the compound by the distance traveled by the solvent. The unknown was determined by determining the R f value of the compound and comparing it with the R f values of the known compounds. The highest R f value in the four known compounds was ibuprofen and the lowest was caffeine. Ibuprofen was with a value of 0.96 whereas caffeine was with a value of 0.3. After calculating the R f value of the unknown, it was found that the unknown compound had a R f value of 0.9, which matches the R f value of aspirin which was also 0.9. For the β-Carotene Isolation, my partner had made an error by not saving the crude sample. Due to this our we only had two samples to perform the β- Carotene Isolation. The R f value of the standard β-Carotene was 0.94 and the purified sample had a R f value of 0.9. The crude sample was supposed to have the lowest R f value as the β-Carotene was supposed to be separated from the crude samples as the isolation process was being conducted. The compounds that traveled the farthest have the greatest affinity for the solvent. Therefore, the R f values of the compounds were determined and the crude sample was supposed to indicate the success of the isolation process.
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