Revolutions per minute

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010331",
  "term": "Revolutions per minute",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A unit of rotational frequency, representing the number of full rotations a body completes around a fixed axis in one minute. In clinical chemistry, it is used to specify the operational speed of centrifuges for separating components of biological samples like blood. The relative centrifugal force (RCF), expressed in multiples of gravity (g), is derived from the rotational speed and the centrifuge's rotor radius.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "rotational frequency"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 991 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/revolutions-per-minute/"
}