What would you expect to happen to the velocity of the bobber if the mass of the washers in the cylinder remained the same and the radius was doubled?

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Answer:

The velocity becomes [tex]v\sqrt 2[/tex].

Explanation:

The force acting on the bobber is centripetal  force.

The centripetal force is given by

[tex]F =\frac{mv^2}{r}[/tex]

when mass remains same, radius is doubled and the force is same, so the velocity is v'.

[tex]F =\frac{mv^2}{r}=\frac{mv'^2}{2r}\\\\v'=v\sqrt 2[/tex]