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What is centrifugation ? Also write the principle on which it works.
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Solution
- Centrifugation : It is a technique used to speed up sedimentation of fine particles suspended in a solid-liquid mixture.
- Principle : The principle of centrifugation is that an object, when spun at high speed, experiences an outward force away from the centre of rotation.
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