A ball of mass `0.12` kg is being whirled in a horizontal circle at the end of a string `0.5` m long. It is capable of making 231 revolutions in one minute. Find the breaking tension of the string

Explanation

Given, `m=0.12"kg, r"=0.5m`
`omega=231rpm=(2pixx231)/(60)rps=24.2"rad s^(-1)`

When body performs circular motion, it is acted upon by a centripetal force in magnitude of which is given by
`F=mromega^(2)=0.12xx0.5xx(24.2)^(2)=35.1N`