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How does doubling the mass of a rotating sample change the centrifugal force on it?

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Doubling the mass of a rotating sample increases the centrifugal force acting on it by a factor of 2.

This is because the centrifugal force is directly proportional to the mass of the object being rotated. In the context of a centrifuge, the force (F) is expressed by the relation F=mv2R, where m represents mass, v represents speed, and R represents the radius of the circular path. Because mass appears as a linear factor in this equation, any change in mass results in a proportional change in the total force exerted.12