alleryIn size-exclusion chromatography, what elutes first?
AThe most polar molecules
BMolecules larger than the pores
CThe smallest molecules
DMolecules with most charge
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Molecules larger than the pores
Large molecules cannot enter the pores, so they pass straight through with little retention and elute first.
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