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

  • A
    $mvr$
  • B
    $mv^2/r$
  • C
    $v/(r^2m)$
  • D
    $v/(rm)$

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