Band Broadening
Band broadening occurs due to factors like diffusion and incomplete mass transfer, leading to wider separated peaks in chromatography.
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The statement of the theorem
The plate height (a measure of band broadening) is defined by the flow rate and the physical parameters of the system via the Van Deemter equation:\n \nWhere represents the eddy diffusion term (geometry), represents the longitudinal diffusion term (molecular diffusion), and represents the mass transfer resistance term (kinetics).