A A centrifuge is a device in which a small container of

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A A centrifuge is a device in which a small container of material is rotated at a high speed on a circular path Such a device is used in medical laboratories for instance to cause the more dense red blood cells to settle through the less dense blood serum and collect at the bottom of the container Suppose the centripetal acceleration of the sample is 2 83 x 103 times as large as the acceleration due to gravity How many revolutions per minute is the sample making if it is located at a radius of 2 00 cm from the axis of rotation