Question

The acceleration of a particle at any instant moving along a circular path in a direction normal to the tangent at that instant and directed towards the centre of the circular path, is known as

(a) tangential component

(b) normal component

(c) parallel component

(d) none of the mentioned

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Answer 1

Correct option is (b) normal component

The best explanation: The acceleration of a particle at any instant moving along a circular path in a direction tangential to that instant, is known tangential component.

The acceleration of a particle at any instant moving along a circular path in a direction normal to the tangent at that instant and directed towards the centre of the circular path, is known as normal component.