A student draws an arrow pointing directly away from the centre of a circular path to…

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics · Further mechanics and thermal physics

Problem

A student draws an arrow pointing directly away from the centre of a circular path to show the force acting on a stone being whirled at constant speed. (i) Identify the error in the student’s diagram. (ii) State the correct direction of the force on the stone.

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