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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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Centrifugal force increases with?

Centrifugal force increases with increasing speed and radius of rotation. The faster an object moves in a circular path or the larger the radius of rotation, the stronger the centrifugal force acting on the object.


An example of centrifugal force?

One example of centrifugal force is when a car turns a corner at high speed and the passengers feel pushed away from the center of the car. This is due to the centrifugal force pushing them outward as the car accelerates around the curve.


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.


How does thE centrifugal force is related to centripetal force?

Centrifugal force is the perceived outward force experienced by an object in a rotating reference frame, while centripetal force is the force that keeps an object moving in a circular path towards the center of rotation. The two forces are related in that centripetal force is responsible for providing the necessary inward acceleration to keep an object moving in a circular path, while centrifugal force is an apparent outward force experienced due to inertia.

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Centrifugal force increases with?

Centrifugal force increases with increasing speed and radius of rotation. The faster an object moves in a circular path or the larger the radius of rotation, the stronger the centrifugal force acting on the object.


An example of centrifugal force?

One example of centrifugal force is when a car turns a corner at high speed and the passengers feel pushed away from the center of the car. This is due to the centrifugal force pushing them outward as the car accelerates around the curve.


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.


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 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.


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.


How and where are centripetal and centrifugal forces applied in a roller coaster?

-- A centripetal force must be applied to the coaster whenever it's supposed to move in a curved path, whether a horizontal or vertical curve. -- Centrifugal force doesn't exist.


How does thE centrifugal force is related to centripetal force?

Centrifugal force is the perceived outward force experienced by an object in a rotating reference frame, while centripetal force is the force that keeps an object moving in a circular path towards the center of rotation. The two forces are related in that centripetal force is responsible for providing the necessary inward acceleration to keep an object moving in a circular path, while centrifugal force is an apparent outward force experienced due to inertia.


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.


Is centrifugal a force?

The centrifugal force is an apparent (ficticious) force, caused by a rotational movement. The amount of the apparent centrifugal force can be calculated by the same formula as the amount of the real centripetal force.


How can you use centrifugal in a sentence?

Centrifugal force is often confused with centripetal force.