The mobile phase in chromatography is best described as:
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Correct answer: The carrier solvent system
The mobile phase is the solvent or gas that carries the sample mixture through the stationary phase. Because different components have different affinities for the stationary and mobile phases, they travel at different speeds and are thereby separated.
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