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A centrifuge ( 22) with an angular speed of 6050 rpm

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Problem 99GP

A centrifuge (Problem 22) with an angular speed of 6050 rpm produces a maximum centripetal acceleration equal to 6840 g (that is, 6840 times the acceleration of gravity). (a) What is the diameter of this centrifuge? (b) What force must the bottom of the sample holder exert on a 15.0-g sample under these conditions?

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QUESTION:

Problem 99GP

A centrifuge (Problem 22) with an angular speed of 6050 rpm produces a maximum centripetal acceleration equal to 6840 g (that is, 6840 times the acceleration of gravity). (a) What is the diameter of this centrifuge? (b) What force must the bottom of the sample holder exert on a 15.0-g sample under these conditions?

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Here we need to find the diameter of the centrifuge and the force.

The angular speed is given as: .

The centripetal acceleration is: .

We know that,

 

And

This implies that, --------------(1)

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