Glassware Burets Flasks, Beakers, & Graduated Cylinders Pipets Repipets Volumetric Flasks Instruments Analytical Balance pH Meter: Analog pH Meter: Digital Spectrometer: Analog Spectrometer: Digital Spectrometer: Scanning Top-loading Balance Techniques Calorimetry Centrifugation Quantitative Transfer Titration Vacuum Filtration ChemLab Home		Centrifugation A centrifuge separates a heterogeneous mixture of solid and liquid by spinning it. After a successful centrifugation, the solid precipitate settles to the bottom of the test tube and the solution, called the cetrifugate, is clear. Using a Centrifuge Place test tube in centrifuge holder. Balance with another test tube filled to the same level in the opposite holder. Close cover and turn knob. Centrifugation takes a minute or more. Note that you must turn off the centrifuge with the switch and wait for it to stop spinning, to effectively separate the precipitate and solution.
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