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Mark the statement which is not a significant application of centrifugation.

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  1. Used in squeezing clothes in washing machines

  2. Used for seperating cream from milk

  3. Used in laboratories for testing blood/urine

  4. All of the above are application of centrifugation

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The particles which are very small and can easily pass through can be separated by centrifugation. In this, the denser particles settle down and the lighter particles stay at the top.
Hence, all the options are the applications of centrifugation. In this method, suspended particles is rotated at a high speed in a centrifuge.

What is the difference between full cream milk, standard milk, toned, double toned milk?

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  1. Amount of fat

  2. Difference in colour

  3. Difference in type of centifugation method used

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Milk with different fat contains is available in the market. Full cream milk contains 6% of fat. Standard milk contains 3% fat double and toned milk contains 1% fat.

Nowadays we get full cream, toned and double-toned varieties of milk placed in polypacks or tetra packs in the market. What is the basic concept behind this?

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  1. Distillation

  2. Centrifugation

  3. Decantation

  4. Sedimentation

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Correct Option: B
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Centrifugation method is also used for separating cream from milk. When milk is rotated at high speed, the cream collects at the centre and is removed through an outlet.

Centrifugation is used for :
(a) particles which can't be seperated by filteration.
(b) particles which pass through a filter paper.
(c) seperating cream from milk.

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  1. a, b, c

  2. a, b

  3. a, c

  4. b, c

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Centrifugation is a technique of separation cream from milk. This is used for particles which are very small and can easily pass through filter paper for particles which can't be seperated by filtration.

In centrifugation :

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  1. denser particles settle down

  2. lights particles stay at it top

  3. there are no distinction between lights or denser particles

  4. Both A and B

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In centrifugation, denser particles settle down at the bottom of it container and the lighter particles stay at the top. Suspended particles are rotated at a high speed.

In centrifugation, the mixture containing suspended particles are rotated :

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  1. at very slow speed

  2. at high speed

  3. at moderate speed

  4. it varies

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The mixture containing suspended particles are rotated at high sped. Thus the denser particles settle down and lighter particle stay at the top.

Principle of centrifugation is :

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  1. denser particles stay at the top and the lighter particles are forced to the bottom

  2. lighter particle stay at the top and the denser particles are forced to the bottom

  3. high speed rotation increases the velocity of particles and make them charged

  4. particles become weightless due to high speed rotation

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The principle behind centrifugation is that the denser particles are forced to the bottom and the lighter particles stay at it top when spin rapidly.

A ___________ is a centrifugal device that separates milk into cream and skimmed milk.

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  1. condenser

  2. sublime

  3. separator

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A separator is a centrifugal device that separates milk into cream and skimmed milk. When spun, the heavier milk is pulled outward against the walls of the separator and the cream, which is lighter, collects in the middle.

Blood cells are separated from plasma (the liquid part of blood) by :

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  1. distillation

  2. centrifugation

  3. sedimentation

  4. chromatography

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A centrifuge is a spinning machine, a bit like a clothes dryer, that separates materials. A mixture of liquids and solids is spun at high speed in a tube. The larger, denser particles sink and collect at the bottom. Light particles collect at the top. Blood cells are separated from plasma (the liquid part of blood) by this method.

Butter from curd can be removed by :

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  1. sedimentation

  2. centrifugation

  3. filteration

  4. all of above

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

In the method of centrifugation, the centripetal and centrifugal forces are used to separate lighter and heavier components of mixture of two immiscible liquids. When curd is centrifuged, water which is lighter than fat, migrates away from the centre of centrifuge while fat is forced towards the bottom, which is drained out.