What is the Work Done on a Body by the Gravitational Force Towards the Centre of the Path Acting When It Moves Along a Circular Path?

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What is the work done on a body by the gravitational force towards the centre of the path acting when it moves along a circular path?

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When a body moves along a circular path, work done by the gravitational force towards the centre of the path is zero, because the displacement in this case is normal to the gravitational force.

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Chapter 1: Force, Work, Energy and Power - Exercise 1.4 ii [Page 38]

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Frank Physics Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE

Chapter 1 Force, Work, Energy and Power
Exercise 1.4 ii | Q 16 | Page 38

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