A sample of blood is placed in a centrifuge of radius 16.0 cm. The mass of a red blood cell is 3.0 βœ• 10βˆ’16 kg, and the magnitude of the force acting on it as it settles out of the plasma is 4.0 βœ• 10βˆ’11 N. At how many revolutions per second should the centrifuge be operated?

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Answer:

[tex]f=145.29Hz[/tex]

Explanation:

The centripetal force is given by:

[tex]F_c=ma_c(1)[/tex]

Here m is the body's mass in which the force is acting and [tex]a_c[/tex] is the centripetal acceleration:

[tex]a_c=\frac{v^2}{r}(2)[/tex]

Here v is the speed of the body and r its radius. The speed is given by:

[tex]v=2\pi fr(3)[/tex]

Replacing (3) in (2):

[tex]a_c=4\pi^2f^2r(4)[/tex]

Replacing (4) in (1) and solving for f:

[tex]F_c=m4\pi^2 f^2r\\\\f=\sqrt{\frac{F_c}{4m\pi^2r}}\\f=\sqrt{\frac{4*10^{-11}N}{4(3*10^{-16}kg)\pi^2(16*10^{-2}m)}}\\f=145.29Hz[/tex]