Centripetal force is responsible to 

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  1. independent motion of the object in space
  2. keep the body moving along the circular path
  3. fly the object along a straight line
  4. More than one of the above
  5. None of the above

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Option 2 : keep the body moving along the circular path
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The correct option is keep the body moving along the circular path.

Key Points

Centripetal Force:

  • Centripetal force is a force that acts on a body traveling in a circle and is aimed at the center of the body's motion.
  • Its movement is orthogonal at a right angle to the body's motion in the direction of the body's path's center of curvature.
  • It keeps the body moving along a circular path.

Additional Information

Centrifugal Force:

  • The force experienced by an object traveling in a circle directed away from the center of the circle is known as Centrifugal Force.
  • The force that pushes an item rotating away from its axis of rotation is known as centrifugal force.
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