AQA Physics
Periodic Motion
Circular motion
circular acceleration: a = v2/r
centripetal force: F = mv2/r (coming from Newton's second law)
There is not such thing as centrifugal force!
The centripetal force, is not a new force created when the object is rotating in a circular path. Rather, it is a force which we already have and now is acting as the Centripetal Force for the object.
examples:
tension in the string for a bub at the end of a string being rotated.
friction between tyres and road for a car in a roundabout
pull of gravity for a satellite in the orbit around the Earth
force from a magnetic field on a moving charge.
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