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Resolution (Rs)

Rs = 2(tR2 − tR1) / (W1 + W2). Above 1.5 means baseline separation; below 1.0 means peaks overlap and quantitation is unreliable. Improving Rs is the main reason a chemist changes mobile-phase composition, column length or particle size.

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Mobile phaseStationary phaseLimit of detection (LOD)Retention time (tR)Rf (retention factor)Rf valueTheoretical plate count (N)Visualising reagent

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