When you whirl a can at the end of a string in a circular path, what is the direction of the force that acts on the can
1 answer:
Answer:
Toward the centre of the circular path
Explanation:
The can is moved in a circular path: this means that it is moving by circular motion (uniform circular motion if its tangential speed is constant).
In order to keep a circular motion, an object must have a force that pushes it towards the centre of the circular trajectory: this force is called centripetal force, and its magnitude is given by
where m is the mass of the object, v its tangential speed, r the radius of the trajectory. This force always points towards the centre of the circular path.
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Given :
Reem took a wire of length 10 cm. Her friend Nain took a wire of 5 cm of the same material and thickness both of them connected with wires as shown in the circuit given in figure. The current flowing in both the circuits is the same.
To Find :
Will the heat produced in both the cases be equal.
Solution :
Heat released is given by :
H = i²Rt
Here, R is resistance and is given by :
So,
Now, in the question every thing is constant except for the length of the wire and from above equation heat is directly proportional to the length of the wire.
So, heat produced by Reem's wire is more than Nain one.
Hence, this is the required solution.