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Force And Pressure

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Air is thrown on a sail attached to a boat from an electric fan placed on the boat. Will the boat start moving?

Solution

An external force sets the object in motion. Here, the fan is placed inside the boat. Therefore, there is no motion due to the fan blowing wind into the sail. 
Here, when the air from fan pushes the sail, air also pushes the fan in opposite direction.


Some More Questions From Force And Pressure Chapter

An archer stretches her bow while taking aim at the target. She then releases the arrow, which begins to move towards the target. Based on this information fill up the gaps in the following statements using the following terms :

Muscular, contact, non-contact, gravity, friction, shape, attraction

(iv) While the arrow moves towards its target, the forces acting on it are due to ____________ and that due to ____________ of air.

In the following situation identify the agent exerting a force and the object on which it acts. State the effect of the force in such case.

Squeezing a piece of lemon between the fingers to extract its juice.

In the following situation identify the agent exerting a force and the object on which it acts. State the effect of the force in such case.

Taking out paste from a toothpaste tube.

In the following situation identify the agent exerting a force and the object on which it acts. State the effect of the force in such case.

A load suspended from a spring while its other end is on a hook fixed to a wall.

A blacksmith hammers a hot piece of iron while making a tool. How does the force due to hammering affect the piece of iron?

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Define 'force'.