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Chromatography vs Spectroscopy - What's the difference?

chromatography | spectroscopy |

As nouns the difference between chromatography and spectroscopy

is that chromatography is any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) - the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation while spectroscopy is the scientific study of spectra.

chromatography

English

Noun

  • (chemistry) Any of various techniques for the qualitative or quantitative separation of the components of mixtures of compounds; all characterised by the use of a mobile phase (gas or liquid) moving relative to a stationary phase (liquid or solid) - the differences between the rates of migration of the compounds between the two phases effects the separation.

    • Derived terms

    * gas-liquid chromatography - GLC * high performance liquid chromatography - HPLC * ion exchange chromatography * paper chromatography * thin layer chromatography - TLC

    spectroscopy

    English

    (wikipedia spectroscopy)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The scientific study of spectra.
  • (analytical chemistry, countable) The use of spectrometers in chemical analysis.

    • Derived terms

    * spectroscopist

    Related terms

    * spectroscope