Question

State whether true or false.

For an object tied to a string and whirled in a horizontal circle, there can be many values of tension $T$ for a given angular velocity of the object.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

As we know, the tension in the string will be equal to the centripetal force $m{w}^{2}r$, which means that for a given angular velocity of the object, only one value of tension can exist in the string.

Hence the statement is false.