What is the centripetal force that holds planets in orbit?
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<h2>Answer: Gravity force</h2>
If we approximate the orbit of the planets around the Sun to circular orbits with a uniform circular motion, where the velocity is a vector, whose direction is perpendicular to the radius
of the trajectory; the acceleration
is directed towards the center of the circumference (that's why it's called centripetal acceleration).
Now, according to Newton's 2nd law, the force is directly proportional and in the same direction as the acceleration:
Therefore the net force resulting from the movement of a planet orbiting the Sun points towards the center of the circle, this is called Centripetal Force which is a central force that in this case is equal to the gravity force.
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