In a gas chromatography experiment, a mixture of two compounds (a and b) was separated for analysis. a chart recorder that fed paper at a constant rate of 100 mm. per minute was used to record the chromatogram, and a mark was made on the chart at the time the sample was injected. the first peak on the chromatogram corresponds to compound a, and that peak was observed at a distance of 5.83 cm from the sample injection point, and it had a height of 3.52 cm and a width at half-height of 1.25 cm. the peak corresponding to b was observed at a distance of 7.96 cm from the injection point, and it had a height of 3.34 cm and a width at half-height of 1.06 cm. what was the retention time for compound b (in seconds)? (enter your answer as a number only.)