If a ball at the end of a string is whirled in a vertical circle at constant speed, the tension will be

A. the same throughout the motion.
B. greatest at a point where the string is instantaneously parallel to the ground.
C. greatest at the lowest point in the motion.
D. greatest at the highest point in the motion.


Answer: C

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