Band Broadening GroupingVersion en ligne Group together the appropriate names and descriptions of three types of band broadening in chromatographic separations. par Heather Holmes 1 Multiple Paths (Eddy Diffusion) 2 Longitudinal Diffusion 3 Mass Transport the A-term in the van Deemter equation independent of mobile phase flow rate is only applicable to packed columns results from the fact that different molecules must travel different distances during the separation Molecules diffuse toward the detector or away from the detector, moving ahead or lagging behind the group.. becomes more significant when the mobile phase flow rate is low the B-term in the van Deemter equation becomes worse when the mobile phase flow rate is high the C-term in the van Deemter equation While analyte molecules interact with the stationary phase, they are left behind those that are not.