alleryUnder reversed-phase conditions, which kind of molecule leaves the column earliest?
AHydrophilic molecules
BCharged metal ions
CThe largest molecules
DHydrophobic molecules
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Hydrophilic molecules
The non-polar stationary phase holds hydrophobic molecules, so hydrophilic ones leave the column first.
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