The principle on which thin layer chromatography is based is that the ____________
(a) Different compounds are absorbed on an absorbent to different degrees
(b) Different compounds are absorbed on an absorbent to same degrees
(c) Different compounds are adsorbed on an adsorbent to different degrees
(d) Different compounds are absorbed on an absorbent to same degrees
This question was posed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.
The doubt is from Thin Layer Chromatography topic in portion Methods of Purification of Engineering Chemistry I