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What is the principle of centrifugation?

  1. Denser particles are forced to the bottom and lighter particles stay at the top when spun rapidly irrespective of the direction of rotation.

  2. Denser particles stay at the top and lighter particles are forced to the bottom when spun rapidly irrespective of the direction of rotation.

  3. Denser particles settle down at the bottom and lighter particles come to the top when the direction of rotation is clockwise and vice-versa.

  4. Centrifugation uses the principle of separation of mixture of two immiscible liquids.
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Denser particles are forced to the bottom and lighter particles stay at the top when spun rapidly irrespective of the direction of the rotation.

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