What is centripetal force?

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A force which acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed towards the center around which the body is moving
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A force which acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed towards the center around which the body is moving.
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It is a force that keeps objects move in circular orbits.
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The phenomenon by which any revoluting substance comes in a central possition with a decrease in force applied.
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A force which acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed towards the centre around which the body is moving.
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a force which acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed towards the centre around which the body is moving.
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Force experienced on a moving body along the centre of its motion is called centripetal force
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When an object moves in a circle at a constant speed its velocity is constantly changing. Its velocity is changing not because the magnitude of the velocity is changing but because its direction is. This constantly changing velocity means that the object is accelerating .For this acceleration to happen...
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When an object moves in a circle at a constant speed its velocity is constantly changing. Its velocity is changing not because the magnitude of the velocity is changing but because its direction is. This constantly changing velocity means that the object is accelerating .For this acceleration to happen there must be a resultant force, this force is called the centripetal force. it is in the directed towards centre. read less
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Any motion in a curved path represents accelerated motion, and requires a force directed toward the center of curvature of the path. This force is called the centripetal force which means "center seeking" force. The force has the magnitude
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A force which acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed towards the centre around which the body is moving is called centripetal force.
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