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Which technique is used in a washing machine to squeeze out water from wet clothes while drying?

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Centrifugation is used to squeeze out water from wet clothes.

The concept behind centrifugation is - When a very fine suspension or a colloidal solution is whirled rapidly the heavier particles are forced towards the bottom of liquid and the lighter say at the top.


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