The species that exhibits the highest Rf value in a thin layer chromatogram using a non-polar solvent on a silica gel plate is

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The species that exhibits the highest Rf value in a thin layer chromatogram using a non-polar solvent on a silica gel plate is (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

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The most often used stationary phase gel and alumina are polar material. Consequently, the least polar compound will have the highest Rf value, as they will be least bounded to the stationary phase and moves quickly up the TLC plate. Among the given compound, compound (a) is least polar, so its Rf value will be maximum.

Q. The species that exhibits the highest Rf​ value in a thin layer chromatogram using a non-polar solvent on a silica gel plate is

Q. The species that exhibits the highest $R_{f}$ value in a thin layer chromatogram using a non-polar solvent on a silica gel plate is