A car is moving in a uniform circular motion. Then it has -

A car is moving in a uniform circular motion. Then it has - Correct Answer Radial acceleration

Concept:

Circular Motion: Circular motion is a movement of an object along the circumference of a circle or rotation along a circular path.

  •  The force acts continuously at right angles to the velocity of the particle.

Uniform circular motion: The circular motion in which the speed of the particle remains constant is called uniform circular motion.

  • In a uniform circular motion, force supplies the centripetal/radial acceleration.

ac = v/ r

Where ac = Centripetal acceleration, v = Velocity, r = Radius.

The speed and kinetic energy of the particle remains constant.

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Non-uniform circular motion: The circular motion in which the speed of the particles changes by time is called nonuniform circular motion.

  • It has radial as well as tangential acceleration.

Explanation:

  • There is only one acceleration in case of uniform circular motion that is centripetal acceleration and this acceleration is always along the radius and towards the center of the circular path
  • In the case of non-uniform circular motion, there is a tangential acceleration also. So the net acceleration is not in the direction of radius.

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Each of the question below consists of a question and three statements number I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statement are sufficient to answer the question. If the bus is travelling from Surat to Ahmadabad and a car is travelling from Ahmadabad to Surat, then what is the distance between Surat and Ahmadabad? I. The speed of a car is 40% less than the speed of bus. Bus started at 9 am and car started at 10 am and they meet at 3 pm of the same day. II. After travelling for 1 hour, because of traffic average speed of bus is decreased by 20% and covers distance between Surat to Ahmadabad in 11 hours. Original speed of car is 20% less than original speed of bus and before crossing bus it covered 200 km if starts 1 hour later than bus. After crossing car, bus covers remaining distance in 5 hours. III. Speed of bus is 10 km/hr more than the speed of car and before crossing car ratio of distances covered bus and car in same time was 5 : 4. Time taken by car to cover the distance between Ahmadabad and Surat is 2 hours 15 minutes more than time taken by bus to cover the same distance.