Which of the following quantities remains constant for a body in uniform circular motion?
Aacceleration
Bmomentum
Cvelocity
DspeedCORRECT
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Why the answer is D, and why the others tempt you.
The magnitude of the velocity (speed) is constant, but its direction changes continuously, so velocity, momentum and centripetal acceleration all change direction and are not constant vectors.
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