An ice hockey puck is tied by a string to a stake in the ice. the puck is then swung in a circle. what force is producing the centripetal acceleration of the puck?

In a circular motion scenario, the force that pulls the revolving object towards the centre is the force that produces the centripetal acceleration. So, in this case, the tension on the string is the force that pulls the puck towards the centre.

Therefore, it is the tension in the string that causes the centripetal acceleration of the puck

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onyebuchinnaji onyebuchinnaji · Answer 2 · 2021-10-12T15:32:21+02:00

The force producing the centripetal acceleration of the puck is the tension on the string.

In a vertical circular motion, the tension at the top and the bottom of the circle produces centripetal acceleration.

The tension on the string at the top of the circular path is given as;

[tex]T + mg = \frac{mv^2}{r}[/tex]

The tension at the bottom of the string is given as;

[tex]T - mg = \frac{mv^2}{r}[/tex]

Centripetal acceleration of the puck is given as;

[tex]a_c = \frac{v^2}{r}[/tex]

where;

v is the velocity of the puck

r is the length of the string

Thus, the force producing the centripetal acceleration of the puck is the tension on the string.

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