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Quantitative measure of Column Efficiency
1) Plate Height (H) (is also known as the Height
Equivalent of a Theoretical Plate (HETP) ),
2) Number of Theoretical Plates (N)
N=16 (tR/W)2
N=L/H
Column efficiency is measured by N
↑ N →↑ column efficiency
↓ HETP (H) → ↑ column efficiency
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To obtain Sharp peak
↑ column efficiency (↓ band broadening)
by ↑ N (↓H) By ↓ particle size of the packing
↓ diameter of column
↓ thickness of liq. Film (st ph) (LC)
Optimizing flow rate of mob. Ph.
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