A stone is tied to one end of a string. Holding the other end, the string is whirled in a horizontal plane with progressively increasing speed. It breaks at some speed because

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The required centripetal force is greater than the tension sustained by the string.

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The required centripetal force is less than the tension in the string.

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The centripetal force is greater than the weight of the stone.

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Gravitational forces of the earth are greater than the tension in the string.