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In this lesson, you will learn about the concept of uniform circular motion and how it gives rise to the idea of centripetal acceleration. We will use the equation for the acceleration of an object in circular motion to solve problems, then we will perform the vector arithmetic to derive this equation and prove that it is true. Centripetal acceleration and circular motion are used in all orbital mechanics calculations, any rotating mechanical object, and it is even used in the simple models of the atomic orbitals of the electrons that surround atoms.

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