Situation | Centripetal Force |
A particle tied to a string and whirled in a horizontal circle. | Tension in the string. |
Vehicle taking a turn on a level road. | Frictional force exerted by the road on the tyres. |
A vehicle on a speed breaker. | Weight of the body or a component of weight. |
Revolution of earth around the sun. | Gravitational force exerted by the sun. |
Electron revolving around the nucleus in an atom. | Coulomb attraction exerted by the protons in the nucleus. |
A charged particle describing a circular path in a magnetic field. | Magnetic force exerted by the agent that sets up the magnetic field. |