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Electromagnetic Force
One of the four fundamental forces, the electromagnetic force manifests itself through the forces between charges (Coulomb's Law) and the magnetic force, both of which are summarized in the Lorentz ...
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Strong Force
A force which can hold a nucleus together against the enormous forces of repulsion of the protons is strong indeed. However, it is not an inverse square force like the electromagnetic force and it ...
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Force
One of the foundation concepts of physics, a force may be thought of as any influence which tends to change the motion of an object. Our present understanding is that there are four fundamental ...
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Plays Ball
A worksheet and lesson plan for younger pupils. Objective: Pushing and pulling are forces. Forces change the way in which an objects moves. Friction is a force.
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Net Force
A demonstration of multiple forces that acts on an object and are sum together to get a net force.
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Exchange Forces
All four of the fundamental forces involve the exchange of one or more particles. Even the underlying color force which is presumed to hold the quarks together to make up the range of observed ...
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Force
A summary page linking to many concepts relevant to forces.
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Magnetic Field Lines
A magnetic field can be thought of as consisting of lines of force. The forces of magnetic attraction and repulsion move along the lines of force. The site shows a magnet placed on a surface ...
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Centripetal Force
Any motion in a curved path represents accelerated motion, and requires a force directed toward the center of curvature of the path. This force is called the centripetal force which means "center ...
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Forces on a hinged beam Java Applet
String tension, weight of suspended sphere and beam and reaction force of the wall on the beam are shown in different colours and can be varied
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