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Why must the two columns differ in selectivity?

  • A.The detector requires two different carrier gases
  • B.The oven cannot programme two identical columns
  • C.Identical phases would repeat the same separation
  • D.The second column must be shorter than the first

Answer: C

If both phases retained compounds in the same order, the second column would simply re-perform the first separation and add nothing. Length, carrier gas and oven programming are practical details. The gain comes entirely from the two dimensions being independent, which is why a non-polar column is typically paired with a polar one rather than with another of the same kind.

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