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Grade 12Modern Physics

What is the difference between centripetal acceleration and centrifugal force?

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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12 Years ago
Centripetal Force and Centrifugal is the action-reaction force pair associated with circular motion.
Since the direction of Motion is constantly changing for a object that moves in a circular path - the object has an acceleration - named centripetal acceleration
centrifugal force is a apparent force that draws a rotating body away from the center.
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