________ separates fine solid particles from a liquid-solid mixture by rotating the mixture at high speed.

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Centrifugation is the process by which fine insoluble solids are removed from a liquid-solid mixture by rotating at a high speed in a machine called a centrifuge.
Due to their high speed, the solids are pushed towards the walls of the machine and the liquid remains at the centre. Thus the mixture is separated.
Example: In washing machines, this principle is used to squeeze out water from wet clothes.
Therefore, Centrifugation is the process which separates fine solid particles from a liquid-solid mixture by rotating the mixture at high speed.

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