Consider two compounds for which tm = 1 min,t1 = 14.3 min and t2 = 15.0 min. The peakwidths at half heights are 13.0 sec and 14.9 sec, respectively.What are the peak widths? (This requires that you think about themathematics of a Gaussian curve.) Calculate the resolution of thisseparation. How many theoretical plates does the column have forthese analytes? What is the value of the selectivity factor, α?
