2006-06-09 13:56:04 · 5 answers · asked by goring 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
note my theory to every torque there is a counter torque
2006-06-09 15:14:05 · update #1
No, torque and force are different concepts and their units are different. Force is measured in newtons and torque in newton metres. So if you apply a force of 50 newtons to a spanner 2 metres long, at right angles to it to tighten a nut, you're applying a torque of 50x2=100 newton metres.
2006-06-09 18:21:56 · answer #1 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
First of all.. take a look at what torque is...Torque is a force that tends to rotate or turn things. You generate a torque any time you apply a force using a wrench.
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Thus, you CANNOT say that is is a misnomer... because, YES.. A torque IS a force.
2006-06-09 21:04:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Torque is a rotary force, using force in the colloquial sense. Torque is force x radius, and is in units of force x distance; e.g. inch-pounds, foot-pounds, or Newton-meters. If you put a 6 inch long wrench on a nut and apply 10 pounds of force, you are applying 60 inch-pounds of torque to the nut.
Because torques can be applied at different radii, there isn't necessarily an equal countertorque. Consider a pair of gears. Let's say one is four inches in diameter and the other is two inches, measured at the diameter where force is applied. A ten in-pound torque applied to the shaft of the two-inch gear will produce ten pounds of force at the gear tooth (10 in-lb/1 in. radius). Newton tells us that the reaction force must be equal, so the force on the tooth of the 4-inch gear is also 10 lb. However, the torque on the larger gear is 10 lb x 2 in = 20 in-lb. The larger gear gets twice the torque, and rotates half as fast.
2006-06-10 01:10:37 · answer #3 · answered by injanier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is neither. Technically it is defined as Torque=rXF
where r stands for a vector of displacement, X is the cross product in R3 and F is a force. Torque is caused by a force, but it is the result of a force trying to make an object rotate. It is a very important term in physics related to force but used in the context of rotations (as opposed to translations, which is a "straight line" movement).
2006-06-09 22:32:24 · answer #4 · answered by geo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it is power developed on any circular object due to force applied
2006-06-09 21:04:42 · answer #5 · answered by sankardivya1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋