What is Rf in chromatography?
1 Answer
Dec 24, 2017
The retardation factor, a value used in the laboratory. It's used to measure certain properties such as polarity, or separate pigments in plants, among other things.
It's basically a ratio of the distance traveled by the molecule of interest relative to the total distance of the solvent phase.
It's a pretty simple concept that's overly convoluted by some people.
