a) What is the advantage of very small particle sizes in LSC columns?  (b) With reference to the Van Deemter equation, explain thoroughly whether separation may be expected to improve in an LSC column with a 5 μm particle size or the one with a 20 um particle size

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a) What is the advantage of very small particle sizes in LSC columns? 

(b) With reference to the Van Deemter equation, explain thoroughly whether separation may be expected to improve in an LSC column with a 5 μm particle size or the one with a 20 um particle size 

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