Role of chamber saturation in paper chromatography

Some points on role of chamber saturation in paper chromatography are:

• Chamber saturation establishes vapor-phase equilibrium before development begins by allowing solvent vapor to fully occupy the chamber space.
• It maintains constant partial pressure of the solvent vapor throughout the chromatographic run.
• It limits atmospheric fluctuations inside the chamber that could alter solvent vapor density during separation.

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