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A stone is tied to one end of a string. On holding the other end, the string is whirled in a horizontal plane with progressively increasing speed. It breaks at some speed because

A

Gravitational forces of the earth is greater than the tension in string

B

The required centripetal force is greater than the tension sustained by the string

C

The required centripetal force is lesser than the tension in the string

D

The centripetal force is greater than the weight of the stone

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