If you are pushing the coin across the table at a constant rate, the friction of the table and the horizontal force of your hand pushing are equal, and the coin itself moves at a constant rate. If you push a coin and let it go, there is no horizontal force keeping the coin going. Friction slows the coin to a stop. In both cases, the gravitational downward pull of Earth is equally but oppositely resisted by the upward push of table on the coin.
Speed= distance/time
Speed= 150000m/7200s=20.83m/s(cor.to.2d.p.)
For the first question, you got them right, for the two you left blank, initial(beginning) velocity: 2 m/s the final velocity is: 12 m/s
Balance tubes by spacing them equally around the centrifuge and Always balance tubes with other tubes containing a same volume of liquid are right.
If you don't space them out equally, you will have a lot of broken glass to clean up...trust me. The same thing can happen if you don't have equal amounts of liquid in each tube, but it doesn't have to be exactly the same in every one.
