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Whats the difference between centripetal force and centripetal accelaration?

April 26, 2017accelaration centripetal difference force Mathematics Physics

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Whats the difference between centripetal force and centripetal accelaration?

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Force and acceleration are different properties with different units. The ratio of force to acceleration is mass. Centripetal force is that force with causes a mass to accelerate laterally to its direction of motion. The resultant lateral acceleration is centripetal acceleration. The term is most commonly used in the case of circular motion, in which case the force and acceleration are directed towards the center.