A circular ring of wire of mass 0.5 kg and radius 2.5 m is rotation in its own plane about a perpendicular axis passing through its centre with a constant angular speed of 10 rps. The tension produced in the ring will be

Q: A circular ring of wire of mass 0.5 kg and radius 2.5 m is rotation in its own plane about a perpendicular axis passing through its centre with a constant angular speed of 10 rps. The tension produced in the ring will be

(a) 5 × 10³ N

(b) 10⁴ N

(c) 785 N

(d) None of these

Ans: (c)