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Grade 11Mechanics

is centripetal force real or pseudo force?
what about centrifugal force ? and the reason?

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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9 Years ago
Hi Everyone calls the centrifugal force a pseudo force and claims that it is not really present, but even though there are so many machines listed as taking advantage of it , for examplecentrifuge, washing machine, drier,..... It also has the same magnitude as the centripetal force, so that they cancel each other out but I can definitely feel it every time I take a sharp turn in a car..Centripetal force is a force which provides acceleration towards centre, say, Tension while moving the object round with string...THATS WHY centripetal is real gorseAnd centrifugal is pseudo force OK got it..If need more explanation Please raise your question Bye Have a nice day...(: