Biology Lab Report on the extraction of Chlorophyl from Plant Leaves

Abstract This experiment focused on extracting and separating pigments of Chloroplast. For the procedure green leaves were grinded in a mortar with some chemicals and the fluid was filtrated to use for further analysis. Stripes of this solution were put on a filter paper and later, after dried placed into a beacon of solvent. After this the chloroplast pigments were separated by the solvent into groups of more or less soluble pigments. Aim How many …

…minutes the whole room had a very intense smell which made a few students feel dizzy or get a headache. There are no real suggestions for this problem, except talking to the schools maintenance crew and tell them to get the fans fixed. The reasons for the strange results could only be derived due to the fact, that maybe the chemicals used for this experiment weren't pure enough, as well as the self made filtrate.