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PhysicsCircular MotionDynamicsMedium2 minQB
PhysicsMediumassertion reason

Assertion: A frame moving in a circle with constant speed can never be an inertial frame.

Reason: It has a constant acceleration.

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

The Assertion is true: the frame is accelerated (centripetal acceleration), so it is non-inertial. The Reason is false: the direction of the acceleration keeps on changing, so the acceleration is variable, not constant.

Stream:JEESubject:PhysicsTopic:Circular MotionSubtopic:Dynamics
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