Exercises — Centripetal force — what provides it in various situations
1.2.16 · D4· Physics › Newton's Laws & Dynamics › Centripetal force — what provides it in various situations
Poore problem set mein lo jab tak alag na bataya jaye. Yahan mass hai (kilograms, kg), speed hai (metres per second, m/s), circle ka radius hai (metres, m), (Greek letter "omega") angular speed hai radians per second mein, aur (Greek "mu", subscript for static) friction coefficient hai — ek pure number jisme koi units nahi hote jo batata hai ki do surfaces kitni grippy hain.
Level 1 — Recognition
Goal: uss real force ka naam batao jo inward pull kar rahi hai. Abhi koi arithmetic nahi.
L1.1
Ek conker (ek pathar) ek string se bandha hai aur aapke sar ke upar horizontal circle mein ghumaya ja raha hai. Kaun si real force usse circling mein rakhti hai?
Recall Solution
Answer: string mein tension. String sirf apni length ke saath, aapke haath ki taraf (centre ki taraf) pull kar sakti hai. Woh inward pull exactly wahi kaam karta hai jo centripetal requirement maangti hai. Kisi aur cheez ka inward horizontal component nahi hota (gravity seedha neeche point karti hai, air drag negligible hota hai). Isliye .
L1.2
Moon Earth ke chakkar lagate hai. Kaun si real force centripetal force provide karti hai?
Recall Solution
Answer: gravity — Earth ki gravitational pull Moon par. Yeh Moon se Earth ki taraf (orbit ke centre ki taraf) point karti hai. Hum ise requirement ke barabar rakhte hain: .
L1.3
Ek car ek flat, unbanked roundabout par steady speed se chalti hai. Provider ka naam batao — aur kaho ki woh kis direction mein point karta hai.
Recall Solution
Answer: tyres aur road ke beech static friction, jo horizontally inward (roundabout ke centre ki taraf) point karti hai. Yeh static friction hai, sliding friction nahi, kyunki tyre ka contact patch sideways skid nahi kar raha — woh grip karta hai. Woh sideways grip hi ek maatra available horizontal force hai, isliye yeh supply karta hai.
Level 2 — Application
Goal: ek force = ek requirement, ek number ke liye solve karo.
L2.1
Ek ki ball ek ki string par se horizontal circle mein move karti hai. Tension nikalo.
Recall Solution
Sirf tension inward kaam karta hai, isliye . Tension , ball se haath ki taraf directed.
L2.2
Ek flat road par, tyres ka hai. radius ke turn ke liye maximum speed kya hai?
Recall Solution
Friction zyada se zyada supply kar sakta hai. Ise requirement ke barabar karo: Mass cancel ho jaata hai — heavy aur light dono cars ki same limit hoti hai. (approximately ).
L2.3
Ek electron (, charge magnitude ) ek magnetic field ke perpendicular se move karta hai. Uski circular path ka radius nikalo.
Recall Solution
Magnetic force hamesha velocity ke perpendicular hoti hai — yeh electron ko kabhi speed up nahi karti, sirf bend karti hai, jo exactly wahi hai jo centripetal force karta hai. set karo aur solve karo:
Level 3 — Analysis
Goal: ek tilted force ko do directions mein tod ke combine karo.

L3.1 — Banked curve
Ek road par banked hai jisme koi friction nahi, radius hai. Kaun si speed car ko akele normal force se ghumne deti hai?
Recall Solution
Figure dekho: road surface tilt karti hai, isliye normal force (surface ke perpendicular) bhi tilt karti hai. Yeh ek vertical slice aur ek horizontal slice (centre ki taraf pointing) mein split ho jaati hai.
- Vertical (koi up/down acceleration nahi): .
- Horizontal (yeh centripetal requirement hai): .
Doosre ko pehle se divide karo — aur dono cancel ho jaate hain, ek clean relation milta hai: .
L3.2 — Conical pendulum
Ek ka bob ek ki string par latka hai aur horizontal circle mein swing karta hai, string vertical ke saath bana rahi hai. Tension aur speed nikalo.
Recall Solution
String tension tilt karti hai, bilkul upar normal force ki tarah:
- Vertical: , isliye .
- Horizontal: , aur circle ka radius hai .
ke liye solve karo: , .
Level 4 — Synthesis
Goal: poora scenario assemble karo, circle par sahi position choose karo.

L4.1 — Vertical loop ke bottom aur top par
Ek ki ball ek ki string par vertical circle mein swing ki jaati hai. (a) Top par, string taut rehne ke liye minimum speed kya hai? (b) Agar woh minimum top speed se move kare, toh bottom par uski speed kya hogi (air resistance ignore karo)? (c) Tab bottom par string tension kya hai?
Recall Solution
(a) Top. Figure ke top ko dekho: gravity (, neeche) aur tension (, bhi neeche centre ki taraf) dono inward point karte hain. Isliye String pull kar sakti hai lekin push nahi, isliye woh kam se kam kar sakti hai. Tab gravity akele poori requirement supply karni chahiye:
(b) Bottom. Energy conservation use karo. Bottom top se neeche hai, isliye ball ke barabar kinetic energy gain karti hai:
(c) Bottom par Tension. Bottom par, tension upar (inward) point karta hai lekin gravity neeche (outward) point karti hai. Net inward hai : m/s, m/s, N.
L4.2 — Orbital speed aur period
Ek satellite Earth ko radius par orbit karta hai. use karke, uski orbital speed aur period nikalo.
Recall Solution
Gravity centripetal force provide karti hai: . aur ek cancel karo: Period circumference divided by speed hai:
Level 5 — Mastery
Goal: subtle limits, combined constraints, "kya pehle tootega" reasoning.

L5.1 — Banked curve with friction (maximum speed)
Ek radius ki curve par banked hai, ke saath. Maximum speed nikalo jisse pehle car banking se upar aur bahar slide ho jaaye.
Recall Solution
Maximum speed par car outward/up the slope slide karne ki koshish karti hai, isliye friction down the slope point karta hai (impending slide ko oppose karte hue). Figure ki tarah aur ko vertical aur horizontal mein resolve karo.
Vertical (koi vertical acceleration nahi): Horizontal (centripetal): normal ka horizontal slice aur friction ka horizontal slice dono inward point karte hain: Pehle se solve karo: . Doosre mein substitute karo aur cancel karo: Plug in karo (): (approximately ).
L5.2 — Two-string mastery problem
Ek ka bob ek vertical rotating rod se do strings ke saath attached hai, har ek long hai, rod par apart bandhi hain (upper aur lower). Jab itni tezi se ghumaaya jaaye ki dono strings taut ho jaayein aur bob radius ke horizontal circle mein move kare. Agar speed hai, tensions (upper) aur (lower) nikalo.
Recall Solution
Pehle geometry. Har string hypotenuse hai (); horizontal reach hai, isliye vertical reach hai — separation ke consistent (). Isliye (horizontal) aur (vertical). Upper string inward aur upar pull karti hai; lower string inward aur neeche pull karti hai.
Vertical balance (upar positive): upper string ka up-part minus lower string ka down-part minus weight : Horizontal (centripetal): dono inward horizontal parts add hote hain: aur add karo: . Phir . (upper), (lower). Dono positive → dono strings genuinely taut hain. ✓
Recall Quick self-check ladder
L1 ne tumhe provider ko naam dena sikhaya ::: tension / gravity / friction / normal / electromagnetic. L2 ne tumhe sikhaya ::: ek unknown ke liye solve karo, aur mass aksar cancel hota hai. L3 ne tumhe tilted force ko resolve karna sikhaya ::: vertical part weight balance karta hai, horizontal part centripetal hai. L4 ne tumhe sikhaya ki position matter karti hai ::: top par gravity inward add hoti hai, bottom par woh subtract hoti hai. L5 ne tumhe sikhaya kya pehle tootega / kis taraf slide hoga ::: friction direction aur taut-string checks answer decide karte hain.
Connections
- Newton's Second Law — har solution hai .
- Uniform Circular Motion — supply karta hai.
- Friction — L2.2 aur L5.1 ke peeche ceiling.
- Banking of Roads — L3.1 aur L5.1 ki resolved-normal-force geometry.
- Gravitation and Orbits — L4.2 mein provider.
- Magnetic Force on Moving Charges — L2.3 mein provider.
- Pseudo-forces and Non-inertial Frames — isliye in problems mein koi real outward force nahi hai.