A boy is whirling a stone tied with a string in a horizontal circular path. If the string breaks, the stone:
A
will continue to move in the circular path
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B
will move along a straight line towards the centre of the circular path
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C
will move along a straight line tangential to the circular path
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D
will move along a straight line perpendicular to the circular path away from the boy
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Solution
The correct option is C will move along a straight line tangential to the circular path If the string breaks, the stone will move along a straight line tangential to the circular path because tension in the string is zero and the stone has tangential speed when the string breaks.