A TLC method has been developed for the separation of Fe(III), Zn(II), Cu(II), Pb(II), Mn(II) and Ni(II). Thin layers of silica gel G were used as an adsorbent.Rfvalues were determined using 0.01#x2013;0.2 M aqueous sodium acetate as mobile phase. The dependence of theRfvalues on the pH, the width of the plates and the time required for migration of the ions was studied. Optimum conditions for possible 3- and 4-component separations have been determined. Ni(II), Zn(II), Fe(III), Cu(II), Mn(II) and Pb(II) having minimum concentration of 0.65, 0.5, 4.0, 0.70, 0.5 and 2.0 #x3BC;g/ml, respectively have been separated. The present method was applied to the separation and detection of metal ions in tube well water samples from different villages of Orissa (India).
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