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) When is an object said to be in uniform circular motion

An object undergoing uniform circular motion is moving with a constant speed. Nonetheless, it is accelerating due to its change in direction. The direction of the acceleration is inwards. The animation at the right depicts this by means of a vector arrow. The final motion characteristic for an object undergoing uniform circular motion is the net force. The net force acting upon such an object is directed towards the center of the circle. The net force is said to be an inward or centripetalforce. Without such an inward force, an object would continue in a straight line, never deviating from its direction. Yet, with the inward net force directed perpendicular to the velocity vector, the object is always changing its direction and undergoing an inward acceleration.

2.) Is there any unbalanced force acting on the on the body moving in a uniform circular motion? Explain
Yes there is, Objects will tend to naturally travel in straight lines; an unbalanced force is required to cause it to turn. The presence of THE UNBALANCED FORCE is required for objects to move in circles Newton's first law of motion - the law of inertia states that; objects in motion tend to stay in motion with the same speed and the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

3.) could horizontal axis of rotation be used satisfactorily in an experiment on uniform circular motion?
No because The gravity will not allow the uniform circular motion. When the body is going up the force of gravity will make it to decelerate and when the body is going down the force of gravity will make it to accelerate. So the motion will not be uniform (not constant speed)

4.) Upon what principle does centrifuge work? Give examples of devices employing this principle
Newton's first law of motion. Centrifuges, centrifugal pumps, centrifugal governors, centrifugal clutches, etc., as well as in railways, planetary, banked curves, etc

5.) A person clings to a rotating merry go round to keep from being thrown from it. What kind of force

does his muscle exert on his body?

An object travelling in a circle behaves as if it is experiencing an outward force. This force is known as the centrifugal force. It is important to note that the centrifugal force does not actually exist. Nevertheless, it appears quite real to the object being rotated. For instance, a child on a merry-go-round is not experiencing any real force outward, but he/she must exert a force to keep from flying off the merry-go-round. The child believes that he/she is in an inertial frame of reference, when in fact he/she is not. An object traveling in a circular motion is constantly accelerating and is therefore never in an inertial frame of reference. Since the centrifugal force appears so real, it is often very useful to use as if it were real.