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The magnitude of the centripetal force acting on a body of mass m executing uniform motion in a circle of radius r with speed v is

A

mvr

B

`("mv"^(2))/(r)`

C

`(v)/(r^(2)m)`

D

`(v)/(rm)`

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B
`F_(c)= m alpha_(c)=("mv"^(2))/(r)`
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