A laboratory centrifuge like that shown in ( Figure 7.11) operates at a rotational speed of 12000

Question:

A laboratory centrifuge like that shown in ( Figure 7.11) operates at a rotational speed of 12000 rpm.

(a) What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of a red blood cell at a radial distance of \(8.00 \mathrm{~cm}\) from the centrifuge's axis of rotation?

(b) How does this acceleration compare with \(g\) (the gravitational acceleration on the surface of the Earth)? image text in transcribed THINKING IT THROUGH. Here, the angular speed and the radius are given, so the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration can be computed directly from Equation 7.10. The result can be compared with \(g\) by using \(g=9.80 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}\).
Equation (7.10): image text in transcribed