Question

What is centripental force?

Answer 1

Answer:

Centripetal force is the force that is necessary to keep an object moving in a curved path and that is directed inward towards the center of rotation.

Explanation:

Definition of centripetal force:

Centripetal force is the force that is necessary to keep an object moving in a curved path and that is directed inward towards the center of rotation.

Example of centripetal force

A string on the end of which a stone is whirled about exerts a centripetal force on the stone.

The diagram is shown below

Where

The centripetal forces acting towards the centre C that is $\vec {AC}$

and the direction is from A to C.

And the stone is moving in a circular motion with center as C.