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One application that comes immediately to mind is the separation of substances in heterogeneous mixtures. Test tubes of mixtures are placed in a centrifuge and spun at high speeds. This causes the substances of different densities to separate, with the denser materials moving to the bottom of the test tubes.

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Imagine this, or do it: Fill a bucket with water, pick it up and start to spin in place, letting the bucket swing away from your body (don't let go of it). If you spin fast enough, the bucket will be on its side, yet the water will not pour out. That force that holds the water in the bucket is centifugal force.

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15y ago

Anytime you apply a force to an object to follow a curved path you are performing a centripetal force.

One application is a satellite in outer space. Gravity constantly trying to pull the satellite towards the center of the earth. If the distance is just right, the satellite will stay in the same circular orbit, requiring no extra energy or other external force to keep it on a constant path.

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It is just due to inertia of direction. It balances the centripetal force which pulls the revolving object towards the center of rotation.

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12y ago

roller coaster going in an choochoo

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