Distinguish between Filtration and Centrifugation.

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Filteration
Centrifugation
(i) It can be explained as that process in which something unwanted can be removed from a liquid
(ii) For example- blood is filtered by the glomerulus.
(iii) In this technique we use a porous material that can allow small particles to go from them and act as a barrier for the big size particles.
(i) It can be explained as that process in which the lighter portion of a solution can separate.
(ii)For example- removal of water from the clothes by spin-drying in the washing machine.
(iii) This technique can be used to separate the dissolved particles in solution based on their size, and shape.

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