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ACSEE Physics F5 T2 S3 UniformCircularMotion

This document contains multiple questions about uniform circular motion. It asks about topics like centripetal force, centripetal acceleration, tangential velocity, and calculating speed, tension, and period of circular motion. Equations for centripetal acceleration and expressions are provided or derived. Scenarios involving objects on strings, cars on banks and wheels are presented.

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ACSEE Physics F5 T2 S3 UniformCircularMotion

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2.3 - Uniform Circular Motion


PJ Gibson - Peace Corps Tanzania
May 2020

• (2000) Show that the period of a body of mass m revolving in a horizontal circle with constant
velocity v at the end of a string of length l is independent of the mass of the object.
• (2000) A ball of mass 100 g is attached to the end of a string and is swung in a circle of radius
100 cm at a constant velocity of 200 cm/s. While in motion the string is shortened to 50 cm.
Calculate:
– The new velocity of the motion.
– The new period of the motion.
• (2000) A car travels over a humpback bridge of radius of curvature 45 m. Calculate the
maximum speed of the car if the wheels are to remain in contact with the bridge.
• (2007) What is meant by centripetal force?
• (2007) Derive the expression a = (v 2 /r) where a, v, and r stands for the centripetal accelera-
tion, linear velocity and radius of a circular path respectively.
• (2007) A ball of mass 0.5 kg attached to a light inextensible string rotates in a vertical circle
of radius 0.75 m such that it has a speed of 5 m/s when the string is horizontal. Calculate:
– The speed of the ball and the tension in the string at the lowest point of its circular path.
• (2010) What is the origin of centripetal force for:
– A satellite orbiting around the Earth.
– An electron in the hydrogen atom?
• (2010) A small mass of 0.15 kg is suspended from a fixed point by a thread of a fixed length.
The mass is given a push so that it moves along a circular path of radius 1.82 m in a horizontal
plane at a Steady speed, taking 18.0 s to make 10 complete revolutions. Calculate:

– The speed of the small mass.


– The centripetal acceleration.
– The tension in the thread.
• (2013) Why is it technically advised to bank a road at corners?

• (2013) A wheel rotates at a constant rate of 10 revolutions per second. Calculate the centripetal
acceleration at a distance of 0.80 m from the centre of the wheel.

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• (2014) Define the term radial acceleration.


• (2015) Mention three effects of looping the loop.
– Why there must be a force acting on a particle moving with uniform speed in a circular
path? Write down an expression for its magnitude.
• (2015) A driver negotiating a sharp bend usually tend to reduce the speed of the car.
– What provides the centripetal force on the car?
– Why is it necessary to reduce its speed?
• (2015) A ball of mass 0.5 kg is attached to the end of a cord whose length is 1.5 m then whirled
in horizontal circle. If the cord can withstand a maximum tension of 50 N calculate the:

– Maximum speed the ball can have before the cord breaks.
– Tension in the cord if the ball speed is 5 m/s
• (2015) Define the term tangential velocity.

• (2016) A boy ties a string around a stone of mass 0.15 kg and then whirls it in a horizontal
circle at constant speed. If the period of rotation of the stone is 0.4 sec and the length between
the stone and boys hand is 0.50 m ;
– Calculate the tension in the string.
– State one assumption taken to reach the answer above.
• (2017) A car is moving with a speed of 30 m/s on a circular track of radius 500 m. If its speed
is increasing at the rate of 2 m/s, find its resultant linear acceleration.
• (2017) An object of mass 1 kg is attached to the lower end of a string 1 m long whose upper
end is fixed and made to rotate in a horizontal circle of radius 0.6 m. If the circular speed of
the mass is constant, find the:
– Tension in the string.
– Period of motion.
• (2019) In which aspect does circular motion differ from linear motion?
• (2019) Why there must be a force acting on a particle moving with uniform speed in a circular
path?
• (2019) A stone tied to the end of string 80 cm long, is whirled in a horizontal circle with a
constant speed making 25 revolutions in 14 seconds. Determine the magnitude of its acceler-
ation.

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