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Chromatography
First devised by Mikhail Tsivet in 1900, chromatography is used to separate compounds within a mixture. It involves two phases, a mobile and a stationary phase. In the mobile phase, the mixture of interest is dissolved in a fluid, which can be either a gas, solvent, or water. This is then carried through a system where a material, or the stationary phase, is affixed.