MCQ
The force required to keep a body in uniform circular motion is
- ✓Centripetal force
- BCentrifugal force
- CResistance
- DNone of the above
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Answer
Correct option: A.
Centripetal force
a
(a) The force required to keep a body in uniform circular motion is centripetal force.
(a) The force required to keep a body in uniform circular motion is centripetal force.
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