How does a centrapetal force differ from the centralfugal force
Dear Student,
Centripetal force is a force that makes a body follow a curved path: its direction is always orthogonal to the velocity of the body, towards the fixed point of the instantaneous centre of curvature of the path. Centripetal force is generally the cause of circular motion.
In simple terms, centripetal force is defined as a force which keeps a body moving with a uniform speed along a circular path and is directed along the radius towards the centre. A centripetal force is that by which bodies are drawn or impelled, or in any way tend, towards a point as to a centre.
Centrifugal force is equal and opposite to the centripetal force. It is arises from the Newton’s law of inertia i.e. everybody resists the change in its state of rest or motion. When a body moves in a circular orbit a force acts on it to oppose the centripetal force due to inertia and directed away from centre. Centrifugal force is considered a "fake" force because it exists due to centripetal force. As you spun around with the object in hand, you probably felt the object pulling your hand from your body. That is the centrifugal force . Unlike Centripetal force, this force travels in the opposite direction. (In this case outward from your body to the object)
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Dear Student,
Centripetal force is a force that makes a body follow a curved path: its direction is always orthogonal to the velocity of the body, towards the fixed point of the instantaneous centre of curvature of the path. Centripetal force is generally the cause of circular motion.
In simple terms, centripetal force is defined as a force which keeps a body moving with a uniform speed along a circular path and is directed along the radius towards the centre. A centripetal force is that by which bodies are drawn or impelled, or in any way tend, towards a point as to a centre.
Centrifugal force is considered a "fake" force because it exists due to centripetal force. As you spun around with the object in hand, you probably felt the object pulling your hand from your body. That is the centrifugal force . Unlike Centripetal force, this force travels in the opposite direction. (In this case outward from your body to the object)
