State the principal used in separating different components of mixture by the method of centrifugation.

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The centrifugation process is used to separate very small solid particles from a mixture of liquid. The principle is that the denser particles are forced to the bottom and the lighter particles stay at the top when they are subjected to centrifugal forces(churning).

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Describe in detail: Separation of different components of a mixture, different types of separation methods, and their use in daily life.

List - I (mixture to be separated)	List - II (Method used)
$(A)$ Petroleum products	$(I)$ Chromatography
$(B)$ Camphor and rock salt	$(I I)$ Centrifugation
$(C)$ Cream from milk	$(I I I$ ) Sublimation
$(D)$ Coloured components in a dye	$(I V)$ Fractional distillation

A homogeneous mixture and its components can be separated by the technique known as centrifugation.

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