Cream Separation During Churning – Rankers Physics
Topic: Circular Motion
Subtopic: Dynamics of Circular Motion

Cream Separation During Churning

When milk is churned, cream gets separated due to:

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Centripetal force
Centrifugal force
Frictional force
Gravitational force

Solution:

Concept: Understanding apparent forces in a non-inertial rotating frame of reference.
Solution: When milk is churned, the denser skim milk experiences a larger centripetal force and moves towards the outer edge, while the less dense cream moves towards the center of rotation due to centrifugal force. Thus, they separate.

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