What Goes on the X-Axis and Y-Axis in a Centripetal Force vs Period Graph?

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When plotting the centripetal force vs period graph, what goes on the x-axis and y-axis? I thought that since centripetal force does not depend on period, it goes on the x-axis, but now I'm not too sure.

It also says plot Plot Fc as a function of T.

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there's a relationship between period, the velocity of the thing and the angular velocity

remember that a = v^2/r for constant velocity in a circle
 
If you double the period what happens to the velocity given the radius stays constant and thus what happens to the centripetal force?