Term: centrifugal radius, \(r\)
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Definition:
The radius at which a component is spinning at the end of the period of centrifugation. For a component sedimented from a dilute suspension, it can be equated with radius of rotation at the bottom of the centrifuge tube.

Related Terms:
1) suspension (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.S06198).

Source: PAC, 1994, 66, 897. 'Quantities and units for centrifugation in the clinical laboratory (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)' on page 901 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199466040897)

Citation: 'centrifugal radius, \(r\)' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C00937

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