Question

What is the centrifugal force?

Answer 1

The centrifugal force is an inertial or pseudo force directed away from the axis of rotation that appears to act on all objects when viewed in a rotating frame of reference. It is not a real force in Newtonian mechanics. The centrifugal force is apparent in a rotating reference frame; it does not exist when a system is described relative to an inertial frame of reference.