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Select the correct option for each of the following questions A stone tied at the end of a string is whirled by hand in a horizontal circle with uniform speed.
Name the force required for this circular motion: (a) Centrifugal force. (b) Centripetal force. (c) Force of gravity. (d) Frictional force.
Topic: Force, moments and circular motion
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(b) Centripetal force.
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