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One application that comes immediately to mind is the separation of substances in heterogeneous mixtures. Test tubes of mixtures are placed in a centrifuge and spun at high speeds. This causes the substances of different densities to separate, with the denser materials moving to the bottom of the test tubes.
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∙ 14y agoImagine this, or do it: Fill a bucket with water, pick it up and start to spin in place, letting the bucket swing away from your body (don't let go of it). If you spin fast enough, the bucket will be on its side, yet the water will not pour out. That force that holds the water in the bucket is centifugal force.
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∙ 15y agoAnytime you apply a force to an object to follow a curved path you are performing a centripetal force.
One application is a satellite in outer space. Gravity constantly trying to pull the satellite towards the center of the earth. If the distance is just right, the satellite will stay in the same circular orbit, requiring no extra energy or other external force to keep it on a constant path.
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∙ 9y agoIt is just due to inertia of direction. It balances the centripetal force which pulls the revolving object towards the center of rotation.
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∙ 12y agoroller coaster going in an choochoo
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What is the reaction force to Centripetal Force within a Centrifuge If centrifugal forces are fictitious?
Always centrifugal is the reaction force for centripetal
Is centrifugal force is more at equator than poles?
Yes, there is more centrifugal force near the equator than at the poles of the earth.
How are momentum and centrifugal force related?
-- Momentum and centrifugal force are similar in the sense that both of them often arise during a discussion of mechanics, kinematics, elementary newtonian physics, etc. -- Momentum and centrifugal force are different in the sense that momentum exists, can be measured, has magnitude and direction, and is conserved, whereas centrifugal force is entirely fictitious and non-existent.
On planet earth there is no centrifugal force at the?
...poles!
Can centrifugal force be balanced by coulomb force in an atom?
It can, but other forces (like the Strong Nuclear Force) also balance out the electromagnetic force. This gets into quantum mechanics, and the centrifugal force doesn't really apply a whole lot.
Are centrifugal force and Reactive Centrifugal force the same thing?
Reactive centrifugal force is not the same thing as centrifugal force. Reactive centrifugal force is the reaction force. It is the reaction force reacting to a centripetal force.
Centrifugal force increases with?
Centrifugal force appears to increase with speed of rotation. Centrifugal force is a myth. It doesn't exist.
What is centrifugal force a measure of?
Centrifugal force is a measure of the opposite reaction of a centripetal force.
Is centrifugal a force?
The centrifugal force is an apparent (ficticious) force, caused by a rotational movement. The amount of the apparent centrifugal force can be calculated by the same formula as the amount of the real centripetal force.
Centrifugal force where it is been used?
Centrifugal force is used in a roller coaster.
How can you use centrifugal in a sentence?
Centrifugal force is often confused with centripetal force.
An example of centrifugal force?
Centrifugal force is an illusion, and doesn't really exist.
When driving when is centrifugal force a problem?
Centrifugal force is a problem when turning at fast speeds.
The meaning of centrifugal energy?
Centrifugal force/energy is the outward force associated with rotation.
What is a spinning force?
Centrifugal force .
Is there a centrifugal force?
No.
Is projectile launched into space an example of centrifugal force?
A launched projectile is not an example of centrifugal force. It is an example of centripetal force.
