< AIM >
Determine how does the velocity of an orbiting body depend on the radius of the circle under constant centripetal acceleration.
First, I thought that the velocity would decrease, when we increase the radius of the circle under constant centripetal acceleration. Because from my image, I thought it will become slower if we increase the radius. But if we increase the radius, that means I also increased the circle’s circumference at the same time. So I thought that the velocity doesn’t change even when we increase the radius. However, there is a formula, which we can figure out the centripetal force and that formula is below.
If we think based on this equation, velocity should “increase” when we increase the radius of the circle under constant centripetal acceleration. So, I think we will have the result (graph) like this.
It’s not linear because in the equation, there is square root.
>>> P H Y S I C S
>>> Uniform Circular Motion Lab.
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< AIM >
Determine how does the velocity of an orbiting body depend on the radius of the circle under constant centripetal acceleration.
< HYPOTHESIS >
First, I thought that the velocity would decrease, when we increase the radius of the circle under constant centripetal acceleration. Because from my image, I thought it will become slower if we increase the radius. But if we increase the radius, that m...