Uniform Circular Motion Acceleration – Rankers Physics
Topic: Circular Motion
Subtopic: Kinematics of Circular Motion

Uniform Circular Motion Acceleration

Assertion (A): In uniform circular motion, angular acceleration is zero.
Reason (R): In uniform circular motion, acceleration is constant.
 
Both (A) & (R) are true and the (R) is the correct explanation of the (A)
Both (A) & (R) are true but the (R) is not the correct explanation of the (A)
(A) is true but (R) is false
Both (A) and (R) are false

Solution:

Assertion (A) is true because angular speed \(omega\) is constant, thus \(alpha = domega/dt = 0\). Reason (R) is false; in uniform circular motion, the *magnitude* of acceleration is constant, but its *direction* continuously changes, so the acceleration vector is not constant.

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