A) Centrifugal force is the force of reaction of centripetal force. The force of attraction of revolving electron on the nucleus of an atom becomes centrifugal force.

Answer: Though Centripetal and centrifugal forces are same in magnitude and opposite direction these forces do not form action reaction pair because as these both forces act on the same body. Also, centrifugal force is just an imaginary force.

centripetal force and centrifugal force, action-reaction force pair associated with circular motion. The two forces are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. The centrifugal force does not act on the body in motion; the only force acting on the body in motion is the centripetal force.

As a car makes a turn, the force of friction acting upon the turned wheels of the car provides centripetal force required for circular motion. As a bucket of water is tied to a string and spun in a circle, the tension force acting upon the bucket provides the centripetal force required for circular motion.

In classical mechanics, a reactive centrifugal force forms part of an action–reaction pair with a centripetal force. In accordance with Newton’s first law of motion, an object moves in a straight line in the absence of a net force acting on the object.

“Centripetal force and centrifugal force are really the exact same force, just in opposite directions because they’re experienced from different frames of reference.” If you are observing a rotating system from the outside, you see an inward centripetal force acting to constrain the rotating body to a circular path.

The centripetal force is provided by the force of friction between the tyres and road, to a car taking turn on a level road.

The centripetal force causing the car to turn in a circular path is due to friction between the tires and the road. A minimum coefficient of friction is needed, or the car will move in a larger-radius curve and leave the roadway.

The equal and opposite reaction to the centripetal force is called a centrifugal reaction because it tends to take the body away from the centre. In fact, the centrifugal reaction is a pseudo or apparent force, acts or assumed to act because of the acceleration of the rotating body.

Summary. Centrifugal force and Coriolis force exist only within a rotating frame of reference and their purpose is to “make Newtonian mechanics work” in such a reference. So your teacher is correct; according to Newtonian mechanics, centrifugal force truly doesn’t exist.

The force acting on a body away from the centre of the circular path is called the centrifugal force. It is not a real force. Its magnitude is the same as centripetal force. It is however not a reaction force of centripetal force, because both the forces act on the same body performing circular motion.

So, the centripetal and cetrifugal force do not form action reaction pairs. Originally Answered: Are centrifugal and centripetal forces action – reaction forces? No because centripetal and centrifugal force act on the same body but action and reaction force act on different bodies.

If the distance is far from the center of the circle the force of the movement will be more. When a car in motion takes a sudden turn towards left, passengers in a car experiences an outward push to the right. This is due to the centrifugal force acting on passengers.

It can be assumed that while the particle experiences a centripetal force from the ground frame of reference, the same particle experiences a cetrifugal force force from the rotating frame of reference. So, the centripetal and cetrifugal force do not form action reaction pairs.

The best name for the reaction to the centripetal force is just ‘the reaction to the centripetal force’; there is no reason to give it any other name. The name ‘centrifugal force’ is reserved for the inertial force (also called a fictitious or pseudo force) which appears only when you are working in a rotating frame of reference.