Centrifugal Force

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Centrifugal Force: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Pseudo Force on a Stationary Body in Uniformly Circulating Frame & Pseudo Forces on a Stationary Body in Non-uniformly Circulating Frame etc.

Important Questions on Centrifugal Force

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The centrifugal force is a _____ force.

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A small wooden block is placed on a circular rotating table at a distance of 10 cm from the centre of the table. The table started rotating with increasing speed. Calculate the maximum speed of the table as observed from the table,so that the block does not move outward. The coefficient of friction is 0.2.

 

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Differentiate between the centripetal force and centrifugal force 

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Determine the acceleration of a pseudo force in a non-inertial frame.

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What is a pseudo force Calculate the magnitude of the pseudo force on a vertically circulating body at its highest and lowest point.

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A body of mass m rotates with a uniform angular speed ω. It is observed from a frame rotating about the Z-axis with a uniform angular speed ω0 The centrifugal force on the particle is:

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A car is moving in a circular horizontal track of radius 10 m with a constant speed of 10 m s-1, and a rod is hanging in the car.  The angle made by the rod with track is

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A particle of mass 100 g tied to a string is rotated along the circle of radius 0.5 m. The breaking tension of the string is 10 N. The maximum speed with which particle can be rotated without breaking the string is

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When the road is dry and coefficient of friction is μ, the maximum speed of a car in a circular path is  10 ms-1. If the road becomes wet and μ  changes to μ2 , what is the maximum speed permitted?