Question

If you swing a bucket of water fast enough in a vertical circle, at the highest point the water does not spill out. This happens because an outward force balances the pull of gravity on the water.
True or False?

Answer 1

Answer:

True

Explanation:

If we swing a bucket of water fast enough in a vertical circle the water does not spill out even at the top-most position of the bucket. This happens because the centrifugal force acting away from the center in a circular motion neutralizes or overcomes the gravitational force on the water particles.

Centrifugal force is mathematically related as:

$F=m.r.\omega^2$

where:

m = mass of the revolving body

r = radius of revolution

$\omega=$ angular velocity in radians per second

This force F acts in radially outward direction.