Question

After centrifugation, sublimate ______

(a) dissolves completely

(b) remain suspended in a liquid

(c) settles at bottom

(d) depends upon pH of sublimate

The question was posed to me in unit test.

The above asked question is from Centrifugal Seperators in section Building Blocks of Dairy Processing of Dairy Engineering

Answer 1

Correct option is (c) settles at bottom

For explanation: These particles can sediment at the bottom of the tube into what’s known as a pellet, and this isolated specimen, or the remaining solution, the supernatant, can be further processed or analyzed.