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If a particle moves along a circular orbit with a constant angular velocity, what does it mean?

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A constant angular velocity along a circular orbit means that the body is undergoing uniform circular motion. The magnitude of centripetal acceleration will be constant, while the tangential acceleration will be zero.

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