State the principle of the process of centrifugation. List any three applications of centrifugation.

The principle of centrifugation:

In the centrifugation method, the suspended solid particles of a substance in a liquid are separated by rotating the mixture at high speed in a centrifuge machine. The denser particles settled at the bottom and the lighter particles stay at the top when rotating rapidly.

Application of centrifugation :

• Centrifugation method is used to separate blood cells and plasma in diagnostic laboratories.

• It is used in diagnostic laboratories for different blood and urine tests.

• This method is used to separate butter from cream in different dairy industries and at home.

• This method is used in different scientific laboratories to perform various research work, like separating chromosomes, etc.