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      • A centripetal force is a net force that acts on an object to keep it moving along a circular path. In our article on centripetal acceleration, we learned that any object traveling along a circular path of radius r with velocity v experiences an acceleration directed toward the center of its path, a = v 2 r.
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  2. Feb 20, 2022 · We call the acceleration of an object moving in uniform circular motion (resulting from a net external force) the centripetal acceleration \(a_c\); centripetal means “toward the center” or “center seeking.”

  3. Sep 12, 2022 · Any net force causing uniform circular motion is called a centripetal force. The direction of a centripetal force is toward the center of curvature, the same as the direction of centripetal acceleration. According to Newton’s second law of motion, net force is mass times acceleration: F net = ma.

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    The term rev/min stands for revolutions per minute. By converting this to radians per second, we obtain the angular velocity ω. Because r is given, we can use the second expression in the equation ac=v2r;ac=rω2ac=v2r;ac=rω2to calculate the centripetal acceleration.

    To convert 7.50 × 104rev/min to radians per second, we use the facts that one revolution is 2π rad and one minute is 60.0 s. Thus, ω=7.50×104revmin×2πrad1rev×1min60.0s=7854rad/sω=7.50×104revmin×2πrad1rev×1min60.0s=7854rad/s. Now the centripetal acceleration is given by the second expression in ac=v2r;ac=rω2ac=v2r;ac=rω2 as ac = rω2. Converting 7.50...

    This last result means that the centripetal acceleration is 472,000 times as strong as g. It is no wonder that such high ωcentrifuges are called ultracentrifuges. The extremely large accelerations involved greatly decrease the time needed to cause the sedimentation of blood cells or other materials.

  4. Feb 20, 2022 · Any net force causing uniform circular motion is called a centripetal force. The direction of a centripetal force is toward the center of curvature, the same as the direction of centripetal acceleration. According to Newton’s second law of motion, net force is mass times acceleration: net \(F = ma \).

  5. We call the acceleration of an object moving in uniform circular motion—resulting from a net external force—the centripetal acceleration a c ‍ ; centripetal means “toward the center” or “center seeking”.

  6. Any net force causing uniform circular motion is called a centripetal force. The direction of a centripetal force is toward the center of curvature, the same as the direction of centripetal acceleration. According to Newton’s second law of motion, net force is mass times acceleration: net F = ma F = ma.