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Centripetal force acts _______ to the velocity of body moving in a circular track.

A

away

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oblique

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C

parallel

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D

perpendicular

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Solution

The correct option is D perpendicular
For a body in circular motion, centripetal force is along the radius towards the center of the circle and the velocity acts tangentially along the length curvature of circle.

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