What is the stationary phase in chromatography?

These are the two phases involved in chromatography. The mobile phase is usually liquid and is the solvent between the two. The solvent can attract some substances that has an affinity to it, thereby separating the polar from the non polar substances. On the other hand, the stationary phase is the media or medium which is a solid substance in which the unknown sample or the solution to be analysed is passed. As the term implies , it is stationary and substances in the unknown sample that has affinity to it or to the reagents in it will not travel along the column, but stay with the stationary medium, thereby allowing a separation of the substances present in the unknown sample/solution.

Answer:

a. energy is absorbed in the reaction.

explanation:

if in a given reaction the energy of products is greater than the energy of reactants it means that reaction is endothermic and during the reaction, the energy is absorbed by reactants. in an endothermic reaction, the products have more stored chemical energy than the reactants. and in this reaction the reactants are more stable than products before the compounds with less energy are always more stable.