Define centrifugation
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Centrifugation is sedimentation of particles
under the influence of the centrifugal force and it is used for
separation of superfine suspensions. At centrifuging forces up to 10 000 times greater than gravity force are used, and at ultracentrifuge up to 600 000 times as great.
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Centrifugation :
It is a method used to separate the fine particles suspended in a liquid by rotating the mixture in high speed.
It could be done by a machine called centrifuge.
In this process, the heavier particles used to settle down at the bottom of the container and the lighter particles stay at the top.
And this method is used widely in dairies and home to separate butter from cream. The butter is lighter so it floats at the top.
Examples -
Separating cream from milk.
We can separate butter from cream.
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