Ratio of the distance travelled by the centre of the spot to the distance simultaneously
travelled by the mobile phase:
By definition the

values are always less than unity. They are usually given to two decimal places. In
order to simplify this presentation the

values may be used: they correspond to the

values multiplied by 100. Ideally,

values are identical to the

values used in
column chromatography.
Source:
PAC, 1993, 65, 819
(Nomenclature for chromatography (IUPAC Recommendations 1993))
on page 845
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