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Who initially described the separation technique, later refined by Richard Willstätter?

  • Albert Einstein

  • Mikhail Tsvet

  • Marie Curie

  • Niels Bohr

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Mikhail Tsvet, a Russian botanist, first described the separation technique in 1903, which was later refined by Richard Willstätter. Tsvet's technique, known as chromatography, involved the separation of plant pigments using a column packed with an adsorbent material. This marked a significant advancement in the field of separation science and paved the way for the development of modern chromatographic techniques widely used in various scientific disciplines.
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