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In Ques.8, the direction of acceleration...

In Ques.8, the direction of acceleration is

A

away from the centre

B

along the tangent to the circle

C

towards the centre and along the radius of the circle

D

variable

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C
The acceleration is towards the centre and along the radius of the circle.
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