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Define centrifugal force. Explain its any one example.

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centrifugalforce: The apparent force that is felt by an object moving in a curved path that acts outwardly away from the center or rotation.
Examples: When the engine spins fast enough, centrifugal force overwhelms the springs and pushes them into the drum, pulling it and the chain along.

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