A stone of mass 0.3 kg attached to a 1.5 m long string is whirled around in a horizontal circle on a frictionless table at a speed of 6 m s - 1 . The tension in the string is

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A stone of mass 0.3 kg attached to a 1.5 m long string is whirled around in a horizontal circle on a frictionless table at a speed of 6 m s - 1 . The tension in the string is, 10 N, 20 N, 7.2 N, none of these

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The force of tension in the string provides the required centripetal force to keep the stone in circular motion. ∴ T = mv 2 R = 0 . 3 × 6 2 1 . 5 = 7 . 2 N

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