Answer: A typical laboratory centrifuge rotates at 4000

Chapter 4, Problem 4.108

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A typical laboratory centrifuge rotates at 4000 rpm. Test tubes have to be placed into a centrifuge very carefully because of the very large accelerations. a. What is the acceleration at the end of a test tube that is 10 cm from the axis of rotation? b. For comparison, what is the magnitude of the acceleration a test tube would experience if dropped from a height of 1.0 m and stopped in a 1.0-ms-long encounter with a hard floor?

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