Question

The centripetal force acting on a mass m moving with a uniform velocity v on a circular orbit of radius r will be

(A) \(\cfrac{m\text v^2}{2r}\) 

(B) \(\cfrac12\)mv²

(C) \(\cfrac12\) mrv²

(D) \(\cfrac{m\text v^2}{r}\)

Answer 1

Correct option is (D) \(\cfrac{m\text v^2}r\)