What is centripetal Force?
{Point to remember:}
Centripetal force is not a separate force acting on
an object is a force that we already know,
but is acting between the center of the circle
and the object that is moving in circles.
The centripetal force is the force that holds an object to make it move in circles. It is a tension between the object and the center of reference (If a string connected to a ball is tied in a nail hammered on the ground and you spin the ball, the nail is the center of reference, and the tension acting between the nail and the ball is centripetal force.)
Why is the centrifugal acceleration incorrect?
(Disclaimer:)
"The concept that centrifugal force is not real is still not completely true because, imagine moving in a circular path to the left in a car, we will slide to the right, which is the opposite side as if we are accelerating because of the centrifugal acceleration, but even so, it comes to the perspective and the importance of weather or not to use the centrifugal force in a particular scenario or not, that describes if it is real or not."
The centrifugal acceleration says, that when an object with centripetal force is moving in circles and is left, tends to accelerate outwards. Still, that is false, becasue if a object is free after the effect of centripital force, it simply moves in the direction of the force, and does not accelerate unless it changes its direction (According to Newton's 2nd law of momentum). Still, the direction change is not often as, unless it is a leveled surface.
Which formula do we use to calculate the Centripetal force?
We find the centripetal force like every other force, we use Newton's 2nd law for one direction at a time. But because we are finding the acceleration we rearrange the formula as:
