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A body is moving in a circular path with a constant speed. It has

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A constant velocity

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A constant acceleration

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An acceleration of constant magnitude

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An acceleration which varies with time

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Solution

The correct option is C
An acceleration of constant magnitude

Centripetal acceleration = $\frac{v^{2}}{r}$ = constant. Direction keeps changing.

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