where does the pellet form when you are centrifuging
Centrifugation Centrifugation is a technique which involves the application of centrifugal force to separate particles from a solution according to their size, shape, density, viscosity of the medium and rotor speed.[1] This process is used to separate two miscible substances, but also to analyze the hydrodynamic properties of macromolecules.[2] More-dense components of the mixture migrate away from the axis of the centrifuge, while less-dense components of the mixture migrate towards the axis. Chemists and biologists may increase the effective gravitational force on a test tube so as to more rapidly and completely cause the precipitate (pellet) to gather on the bottom of the tube. The remaining solution (supernatant) may be discarded with a pipette.[citation needed]. Centrifugation of protein solution, for example, allows elimination of impurities into the supernatant.