What the "g" stand for? - when centrifuging something (Oct/12/2006 )
When something says "centrifuge at 10,000xg what does the "g" stand for? I know it's a unit but for what? I googled it and found info that said it's acceleration due to gravity and also stuff that said RCF=10,000xg, so is it relative centrifugal force? I'm trying to compile the abbreviations page for my thesis. Help please.
-lab_geek-
QUOTE (lab_geek @ Oct 12 2006, 04:12 PM)
When something says "centrifuge at 10,000xg what does the "g" stand for? I know it's a unit but for what? I googled it and found info that said it's acceleration due to gravity and also stuff that said RCF=10,000xg, so is it relative centrifugal force? I'm trying to compile the abbreviations page for my thesis. Help please.
g is acceleration caused by gravity. It is a constant - 9.8m/s2
-scolix-
g is gravity, RCF is relative centrifugal force. RCF is an expression of how many g you are using to spin down your sample.
-dnafactory-
That was very useful, thanks, I also was wondering about that =)
-GenoWitch-