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Grade 12th passGeneral Physics

Define the centroid , centre of mass & centre of gravity..??

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
There are two major differences between "center of gravity" and "center of mass": 1) The term "center of gravity" aplies to the bodies with mass and weight, while the term "centroid" applies to plan areas.2) Center of gravity of a body is the point through which the resultant gravitational force (weight) of the body acts for any orientation of the body while centroid is the point in a plane area such that the moment of the area, about any axis, through that point is zero.Center of gravity is the point at which a object can be suspended and be in perfect equilibrium