Question

Is there tangential acceleration in uniform circular motion?

Answer 1

1. The change in tangential velocity of a point with a particular radius with time is measured using tangential acceleration.
2. The circular motion is caused by the identical linear and tangential accelerations but in the tangential direction.
3. The rate of variation in the matter's tangential velocity along a circular path is known as tangential acceleration.
4. $\left({\alpha }_t=v.\frac{dv}{ds}\right)$, where, $a_t$ is the tangential acceleration, $v$ is the linear velocity and $s$ is the distance covered.
5. Therefore from the given explanation, it's clear that the angular velocity of the motion is constant, and the tangential acceleration in a uniform circular motion is zero.

Hence, there is no tangential acceleration in a uniform circular motion.