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When a drawing of a circle made in the center of a piece of paper with a black marker gets wet, the marker bleeds, and as the water moves through the paper the ink separates into several colors.

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Chromatography

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Chromatography is a technique for separating mixtures that involves the use of a moving liquid and filter paper. The solvent travels through the spots on the paper, taking the chemicals away in the opposite direction. If the solvent combination has been properly chosen, each of them will move at a different velocity than the others.

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