A child twirling a 0.0120kg ball on a string in a horizontal circle parallel to the floor. The radius of this circle is 0.358m. The ball traveling once around the circle is 2.08 seconds.
a)Determine the centripetal force acting on the ball.
b) If the speed is doubled, does centripetal force double? If not, by what factor does the centripetal force increase?
1.08
a) F = m a
a = V^2/R
Get V from the radius and the period (P)
V = 2 pi R/P
b) A is proportionql to V^2
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a) To determine the centripetal force acting on the ball, we can use the formula:
F = (m * v^2) / r
Where:
F is the centripetal force
m is the mass of the ball (0.0120 kg)
v is the velocity of the ball (which can be calculated by dividing the circumference of the circle by the time taken to complete one full revolution)
r is the radius of the circle (0.358 m)
Now, let me crunch some numbers here.
Using the formula for velocity, v = (2πr) / t, we can find the velocity:
v = (2 * π * 0.358 m) / 2.08 s = 3.27 m/s
Plugging in the numbers, we get:
F = (0.0120 kg * (3.27 m/s)^2) / 0.358 m ≈ 0.448 N
So, the centripetal force acting on the ball is approximately 0.448 Newtons.
b) Ah, the doubling-speed question! Doubling the speed does not double the centripetal force. Instead, it actually quadruples the centripetal force. Crazy, right? The centripetal force is directly proportional to the square of the velocity. So, if you double the speed, the centripetal force increases by a factor of four! It's like multiplying by a centripetal "force-multiplier"!
Hope that answers your question and adds a little laughter to the equation!
To determine the centripetal force acting on the ball, we can use the formula:
Centripetal force (Fc) = (mass of the ball * velocity^2) / radius
a) The mass of the ball is given as 0.0120 kg and the radius of the circle is 0.358 m. To find the velocity, we need to calculate the circumference of the circle first.
Circumference = 2 * π * radius
Circumference = 2 * 3.14 * 0.358
Circumference ≈ 2.25 m
Since the ball takes 2.08 seconds to travel once around the circle, we can calculate the velocity:
Velocity = Distance / Time
Velocity = Circumference / Time
Velocity = 2.25 m / 2.08 s
Velocity ≈ 1.08 m/s
Now, we can use the formula to find the centripetal force:
Fc = (mass of the ball * velocity^2) / radius
Fc = (0.0120 kg * (1.08 m/s)^2) / 0.358 m
Fc ≈ 0.409 N
Therefore, the centripetal force acting on the ball is approximately 0.409 N.
b) If the speed is doubled, the centripetal force does not double. The relationship between centripetal force and speed is not linear. The centripetal force is proportional to the square of the velocity. So, if the speed is doubled (increased by a factor of 2), the centripetal force would increase by a factor of 2^2 = 4.
In other words, if we double the speed, the centripetal force would increase by a factor of 4.