What does gas chromatography do?
Separate substances
Name two types of machines which can be used to help identify or give us information about a substance?
Gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy
What does mass spectroscopy do?
Tells us the relative formular mass of each substance
How can we use gas chromatography to identify a substance?
The time it takes for a substance to travel down a column
What are the advantages of using these machines?
Accurate, fast, and only small amount of substance required.
What are the disadvantages?
Expensive, and requires specialist training