What Is A Force?

Force A force can be a push or a pull. A force acting on a body tend to produce a change in velocity or acceleration of the body. What Can A Force Do? A force can: Main Types Of Forces Gravitational Force Electromagnetic Force Nuclear Force/ Strong Force Weak Force Other Types of Forces Contact Force Contact force is a …

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Elastic & Inelastic Collisions

Collision In a collision, two particles come together for a short time and thereby produce impulsive forces on each other. Remember that all forces are field forces when viewed at small enough scale. Even an object in space pulled around by the gravitational forces of the planets or Sun may be considered as collisions. Consider two objects with mass $m_{1}$ …

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Hooke’s Law

Introduction Materials can be identified by the characteristics they display under the influence of applied forces. Various materials exhibit distinct properties, and scientists assess them by subjecting them to compressive or tensile forces. In 1678, Robert Hooke documented his findings on elasticity, noting that certain springs exhibited a linear region of extension corresponding to the applied force. This insight from …

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