Also, I think where you say “centripetal force” you mean “centrifugal force”; they go in opposite directions, the centrifugal (pseudo)force is the one pulling things apart, the centripetal force is the one keeping things together.
Also, I think where you say “centripetal force” you mean “centrifugal force”; they go in opposite directions, the centrifugal (pseudo)force is the one pulling things apart, the centripetal force is the one keeping things together.