A body is rotating uniformly about a vertical axis fixed in an inertial frame. The resultant force on a particle of the body not on the axis is
A
Vertical
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B
Horizontal and skew with the axis
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C
Horizontal and intersecting the axis
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is C Horizontal and intersecting the axis A particle not on the axis will be moving in a circular path, so it should have a net centripetal force. So, the correct answer is option (C).