What is centrifical force?

Answer 1

A fictitious force that does not exist.

The proper term is "centripetal force". There is no such thing as "centrifical" or "centrifugal" force.

Centripetal force is the force that is directed radially inward, towards the center of a circular path when an object is undergoing circular motion.

For example, when you swing a bucket of water over your head in a circular fashion, your arm is applying a centripetal force on the bucket to keep it moving in a circle.

A centripetal force causes a centripetal acceleration.
Even though an object might be moving at a constant speed in a circle, it is continuously undergoing acceleration since its velocity vector is constantly changing (remember, velocity is speed and direction), The object's velocity is always tangent to the circular path, the centripetal force acts to change the velocity with respect to time (acceleration) in order to keep the object moving in a circle.

Answer 2

Centrifical Force

Answer 3

Take a rock and tie a string on it. Now, swing the rock around your head. The force that is keeping the rock out on the end of the string and trying to pull it out of your hand is centrifical force.

Answer 4

The correct spelling is "centrifugal".

If you fill a bucket half-way with liquid, tie a rope onto the handle, then begin swinging the bucket around in a circle with yourself as the center, you will notice that the liquid not only doesn't spill, but flattens out along the bottom of the bucket.

I had it explained to me years ago that there is no such thing as centrifugal force, it is actually inertia which causes the centrifugal effect. Inertia = the tendency of an object at rest to remain at rest and the tendency of an object in motion to remain in motion. It is all very confusing, but the bucket-center application is the easiest visual embodiment of a centrifuge.

Answer 5

The word "centrifical" is improper.
But there are two other words that are correct: "centripetal" and "centrifugal".
Simply, translate from Latin the words 'centripetum' and 'centrifugus'.
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All forces are mathematical representations of interactions between material objects and other objects or fields. We use them in calculations for practical purposes. In nature the real things are much more complicated.
Actually, since atoms and molecules of objects in our reality can not touch each other, all interactions have fields involved.
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There are two main forces In circular motion, opposing (and balancing) each other with equal intensity. Centripetal force pulls the object towards center of rotation, centrifugal force as a reaction pulls the object away from the center. They are equal in intensity due to Newton's Law of Action and Reaction.
For example: ball tied with thread and rotating around our hand. Inertia tries to keep the ball at the straight path, thread keeps pulling it towards the center (the hand). Centripetal force is what thread inflicts to ball to make the path circular, centrifugal force keeps the thread tensed trying to pull ball back to the straight path.
The same moment the centripetal force ceases to pull, centrifugal force stops opposing it and the ball keeps going "out" tangentially.

Answer 6

For every force there is an equal and opposite force, Newtons 3rd law. The force that keeps things in a circular orbit is centripetal. The force opposite that is centfugal. (notice spelling) The centifuge an instrument for spinning down liquid mixtures uses this. Some will disagree that there really is a centifugal force, but if you are swinging around a yoyo and let go you know that there is a force pulling out. That is centrifugal.

Answer 7

For an object to move along a curved path a force must be applied to it. This force only changes the direction, not the speed of the object and is called a CENTRIPETAL FORCE. Note that the direction of the force(and hence the acceleration) is TOWARDS the center of the curve. Centripetal means "center seeking."

When you round a corner in your car, you seem to be pushed to the outside of the curve. This is refered to as the CENTRIFUGAL force. This force is not due to something actually pushing you in that direction, but by your body's inertia trying to keep you moving in a straight line. The car is actually curving around in front of you and intercepting you in your straight line path. The car door pushes you towards the center of the curve and makes you change direction and move in a circle with the car. Click the button below and watch a merry-go-round demonstration.

Answer 8

Is is not centrifugal force? As in a centrifuge which is a mechanical device which spins an object (usually a test tube) round to create a force within the tube i e centifugal force.
If you were a kid on a roundabout and the school bully was pushin you round dead fast and you were to let go coz you were crying so much, the force that lands you half way across the playground is centrifugal force.

Answer 9

Centrifugal force (from Latin centrum "center" and fugere "to flee") is a term which may refer to two different forces which are related to rotation. Both of them are oriented away from the axis of rotation, but the object on which they are exerted differs.

The pseudo or fictitious centrifugal force appears when a rotating reference frame is used for analyzing the system. The centrifugal force is exerted on all objects, and directed away from the axis of rotation.
The reactive centrifugal force is the reaction to the centripetal force. This is equal in magnitude to the centripetal force, directed away from the center of rotation, and is exerted by the rotating object upon the object which exerts the centripetal force. As this centrifugal force is an actual force, it is always present, independent of the choice of reference frame. Although this sense was used by Issac Newton [1], it is only occasionally used in modern discussions.

Both of the above can be observed in action on a passenger riding in a car. If the car swerves around a corner, the passenger's body pushes against the outer edge of the car. This is the reactive centrifugal force, which is called a reaction force because it results from passive interaction with the car which actively pushes against the body.

Using a reference frame which is fixed relative to the car (a model which those inside the car will often find natural) and while ignoring its rotation, it looks like an external force is pulling the passenger out of the car. This is the fictitious centrifugal force, so called because it is not an actual force exerted by some other object.
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centrifugal force=mass of an object*centrifugal acceleration.
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Applications
A Centrifugal governor regulates the speed of an engine by using spinning masses that respond to centrifugal force generated by the engine. If the engine increases in speed, the masses move and trigger a cut in the throttle.
Centrifugal forces can be used to generate artificial gravity. Proposals have been made to have gravity generated in space stations designed to rotate. The Mars Gravity Biosatellite will use study the effects of Mars level gravity on mice with simulated gravity from centrifugal force.
Centrifuges are used in science and industry to separate substances by their relative masses.
Some Amusement park rides makes use of centrifugal forces. For instance, a Gravitron’s spin forces riders against a wall and allows riders to be elevated above the machine’s floor in defiance of Earth’s gravity.

Answer 10

Centrifugal force is a force acting away from the center.

Centripetal force is a force acting toward the center.

There is no centrifical force.