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Question
Clothes in a dryer of a washing machine appear to stick to the drum walls during spinning. What provides the necessary centripetal force to keep the clothes moving in a circle.
Options
gravitational force
friction between clothes
tension in clothes
drum wall
MCQ
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Solution
Drum wall
Explanation:
When the washing machine drum spins, the clothes move in a circular path. The drum wall exerts an inward normal force on the clothes, which acts as the necessary centripetal force. This force keeps the clothes moving in a circular path.
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