FORCE AND LAWS OF MOTION

 FORCE AND LAWS OF MOTION

 

FORCE: Pull or push on an object is called force. Example, to open a door, either we push or pull it. A drawer is pulled to open and pushed to close.

Effect of Force:

→ Force can make a stationary body in object. For example: a football can be set to move by kicking it i.e. by applying a force.

→ Force can stop a moving body. For example, by applying brakes, a running cycle or a running vehicle can be stopped.

→ Force can change the direction of a moving object. For example: by applying force i.e. by moving handle, the direction of a running bicycle can be changed. Similarly, by moving steering, the direction of a running vehicle is changed.

→ Force can change the speed of a moving body. By accelerating, the speed of a running vehicle can be increased or by applying brakes the speed of a running vehicle can be decreased.

→ Force can change the shape and size of an object. For example: by hammering, a block of metal can be turned into a thin sheet. By hammering, a stone can be broken into pieces.

 Balanced forces: When equal and opposite forces act on an object, we say the net force is balanced. Balanced forces do not cause a change in motion.

Unbalanced forces acting on an object change its speed and/or direction of motion. It moves in the direction of the force with the highest magnitude.

 NEWTON’S LAWS OF MOTION

1.     Newton’s First Law of Motion (Law of Inertia)

Any object remains in the state of rest or in uniform motion along a straight line, until it is compelled to change the state by applying external force.

Explanation: If any object is in the state of rest, then it will remain in rest until a external force is applied to change its state. Similarly, an object will remain in motion until any external force is applied over it to change its state.

This means all objects resist to in changing their state. The state of any object can be changed by applying external forces only.

QUE 1. A person standing in a bus fall backward when bus starts moving suddenly. Why?

Ans. This happens because the person and bus both are in rest while bus is not moving, but as the bus starts moving, the legs of the person start moving along with bus but rest portion of his body has the tendency to remain in rest. Because of this, the person falls backward; if he is not alert.

QUE 2. A person standing in a moving bus fall forward if driver applies brakes suddenly. Why?

Ans. This happens because when bus is moving, the person standing in it is also in motion along with bus. But when driver applies breaks the speed of bus decreases suddenly or bus comes in the state of rest suddenly, in this condition the legs of the person which are in contact with the bus come in rest while the rest part of his body have the tendency to remain in motion. Because of this person falls forward if he is not alert.

Que 3. Before hanging the wet clothes over laundry line, usually many jerks are given to the clothes to get them dried quickly. How does it help?

Ans. Because of jerks, droplets of water from the pores of the cloth falls on the ground and reduced amount of water in clothes dries them quickly. This happens because when suddenly clothes are made in motion by giving jerks, the water droplets in it have the tendency to remain in rest and they are separated from clothes and fall on the ground.

Que 4. When the pile of coin on the carom-board is hit by a striker, coin only at the bottom moves away leaving rest of the pile of coin at same place. Why?

Ans. This happens because when the pile is struck with a striker, the coin at the bottom comes in motion while rest of the coin in the pile has the tendency to remain in the rest and they vertically falls the carom-board and remain at same place.

Mass and Inertia

→ The property of an object because of which it resists to get disturb its state is called inertia.
→ Inertia of an object is measured by its mass. Inertia is directly proportional to the mass. This means inertia increases with increase in mass and decreases with decrease in mass.

→ A heavy object will have more inertia than the lighter one. In other words, the natural tendency of an object that resists the change in state of motion or rest of the object is called inertia.

→ Since a heavy object has more inertia, thus it is difficult to push or pull a heavy box over the ground than the lighter one.

Momentum
→ Momentum is the power of motion of an object.

→ The product of velocity and mass is called the momentum. Momentum is denoted by ‘p’.

→ Therefore, Momentum of the object = Mass × Velocity (p = m × v)

where, p = momentum, m = mass of the object and v = velocity of the object.

Momentum in daily life

§  A person gets injured in the case of hitting by a moving object, such as stone, pebbles or anything because of momentum of the object.

§  Even a small bullet is able to kill a person when it is fired from a gun because of its momentum due to great velocity.

§  A person gets injured severely when hit by a moving vehicle because of momentum of vehicle due to mass and velocity.

Momentum and Mass:

→ Since momentum is the product of mass and velocity (p = m × v) of an object. This means momentum is directly proportional to mass and velocity. Momentum increases with increase of either mass or velocity of an object.

→ This means if a lighter and a heavier object is moving with same velocity, then heavier object will have more momentum than the lighter one.

→ If a small object is moving with great velocity, it has tremendous momentum. And because of momentum, it can harm an object more severely.

Example: a small bullet having a little mass even kills a person when it is fired from a gun.

→ Usually, road accidents prove more fatal because of high speed than in slower speed. This happens because vehicles running with high speed have greater momentum compared to a vehicle running with slower speed.

Momentum of an object which is in the state of rest: Let an object with mass ‘m’ is in the rest. Since, object is in rest, therefore, its velocity, v = 0

Now we know that,     Momentum = mass × velocity

⇒ p = m × 0 = 0

Thus, the momentum of an object in the rest i.e. non-moving, is equal to zero.

Unit of momentum:

SI unit of mass = kg               

SI unit of velocity = m/s

We know that, Momentum (p) = m × v

∴ p = kg × m/s ⇒ p = kgm/s

2.     Newton’s Second Law of Motion

→ Rate of change of momentum of an object is proportional to applied unbalanced force in the direction of force.

Mathematical expression

Suppose, Mass of an object = m kg

Initial velocity of an object = u

Final velocity of an object = v

∴          Initial momentum, p₁ = mu

Final momentum, p₂ = mv

∴          Change in momentum            = Final momentum – Initial momentum

= mv – mu

= m(v – u)

∴          Rate of change of momentum            = Change in momentum/Time taken

= m(v-u)/t

•  According to 2nd law, this rate of change is momentum is directly proportional to force.

We know that, a = (v-u)/t (From 1st equation of motion)

∴ F = kma

where, k is a constant. Its value can be assumed as 1.

∴ F = 1 × m × a = ma

• SI unit = kg m/s 2 or Newton

1 Newton: When an acceleration of 1 m/s² is seen in a body of mass 1 kg, then the force applied on the body is said to be 1 Newton.

 3.     Newton’s Third Law of Motion

→ For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Applications:

(i) Walking is enabled by 3rd law.

(ii) A boat moves back when we deboard it.

(iii) A gun recoils.

(iv) Rowing of a boat.