In a chromatographic analysis of an unknown mixture, compound A has a retention time of 5.56 minutes and a baseline width of O.87, and compound B has a retention time of 6.32 minutes and a baseline width of 0.53 minutes. Are these peaks resolved, and what is the resolution between the two peaks? O Yes, 1.09 O Yes, 0.54 O No, 0.54 O No, 1.09 O There is not enough information given to determine the resolution

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In a chromatographic analysis of an unknown mixture, compound A has a retention time of 5.56
minutes and a baseline width of O.87, and compound B has a retention time of 6.32 minutes and a
baseline width of 0.53 minutes. Are these peaks resolved, and what is the resolution between the two
peaks?
O Yes, 1.09
O Yes, 0.54
O No, 0.54
O No, 1.09
O There is not enough information given to determine the resolution
Transcribed Image Text:In a chromatographic analysis of an unknown mixture, compound A has a retention time of 5.56 minutes and a baseline width of O.87, and compound B has a retention time of 6.32 minutes and a baseline width of 0.53 minutes. Are these peaks resolved, and what is the resolution between the two peaks? O Yes, 1.09 O Yes, 0.54 O No, 0.54 O No, 1.09 O There is not enough information given to determine the resolution
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