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Does centrifugal force exist

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No, centrifugal force is fictitious force, peculiar to circular motion, that is equal but opposite to the centripetal force that keeps a particle on a circular path.

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An example of centrifugal force?

Centrifugal force is an illusion, and doesn't really exist.


Centrifugal force increases with?

Centrifugal force appears to increase with speed of rotation. Centrifugal force is a myth. It doesn't exist.


How does thE centrifugal force is related to centripetal force?

Centrifugal force does not exist, it is only the objects' inertia trying to keep the object moving in a strait path.


What are some examples of centrifugal force as present in nature?

Centrifugal forces at present do not exist in nature. However, the opposite of centrifugal forces, centripetal forces, do exist. Centrifugal forces are used only to explain that centripetal forces need an opposite force to act against it.


What are Centripetal and Centrifugal forces work?

Center of gravity toward the center of the body absorbs. Centrifugal force away from the center of the object. Centripetal force is real. Centrifugal force is made up and doesn't exist.


If rotation of an object causes centrifugal force which pulls things outward why does a vortex pull things inward?

Centrifugal force doesn't exist, and no outward-pulling force is caused by rotating an object.


Are centrifugal force and Reactive Centrifugal force the same thing?

Reactive centrifugal force is not the same thing as centrifugal force. Reactive centrifugal force is the reaction force. It is the reaction force reacting to a centripetal force.


What is centrapetal?

the real and actually apparent effects commonly known as centrifugal force ( which does not exist)


Does centrifugal force operate on a vehicle every time the driver changes direction?

Centrifugal force never operates on a vehicle. We could call it a 'virtual' force, or a 'perceived' force. The truth is that it's imaginary and doesn't exist at all.


Why is centrifugal force important?

Centrifugal force is an important concept is any serious set of discussions of Physics or Newtonian Mechanics, because of the vast numbers of people who think that it's a real force, when in fact it doesn't exist at all.


Why is centrifugal force no longer used to explain circular motion?

One big reason is because centrifugal force doesn't explain circular motion, and the other one is because centrifugal force doesn't even exist. I can't think of a way to make an object move in a circle by pulling it from outside of the circle.


What is centrifugal force a measure of?

Centrifugal force is a measure of the opposite reaction of a centripetal force.