Uniform circular motion and centripetal acceleration
A body whirled on a string. See velocity tangent, acceleration towards the centre, a = v²/r = ω²r, change radius, speed or mass, cut the string and watch it fly off tangentially.
About this experiment
| Subject | Physics |
|---|---|
| Class | 11 |
| Chapter | 3. Motion in a Plane |
| NCERT section | 3.10 |
| Level | NCERT level |
| Time | about 10 minutes |
| Access | Included in a PractiSci plan |
What you do in the lab
Change the controls and watch the physics behave in real time in 3D. Live readouts and graphs show the numbers behind it, and the Learn tab has the theory, procedure, observations and viva questions. Works on a phone or a laptop, in English and Hindi.
Topics: circular motion · centripetal · angular velocity · tension