A ball with a mass of 0.3 kg is attached to a string that is 1.5m long. It is spun so that it completes two full rotations every second. What is the centripetal acceleration and centripetal force felt by the ball?

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A ball with a mass of 0.3 kg is attached to a string that is 1.5m long. It is spun so that it completes two full rotations every second. What is the centripetal acceleration and centripetal force felt by the ball?

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