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Formula Circular Motion Centripetal force    Radius    Period    Mass

Formula
Formula: Circular Motion
Centripetal force perpendicular to angular velocity
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Centripetal force

Unit
Centripetal force is a force that keeps a body on a circular path and points to the center of the circle.

Radius

Unit
Radius of the circular path. This is the distance from the center of the circle to the rotating body.

Period

Unit
Duration of one revolution.

Mass

Unit
Mass of the body on the circular path.