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The rate at which work is done is termed as power. The amount of work a thing can do in a given space of time depends on the power generated by it. Consider a small child and adult asked to lift a sack of sand weighing 100 pounds onto a 3 feet high table top. [...]
Alike torque, work is also measured in units force times distance. But there is an elusive difference between Torque and Work. Movement should be involved for work to take place. Work can be termed as product of force times distance moved. Consider, a sack of sand on the floor weighing 100 pounds and should be [...]
A twisting force about an axis of rotation is termed as Torque and is measured in units of force times distance from the axis. Torque is exerted on a bolt when you tighten it. You apply a torque of 10 foot pounds, if the spanner is 1 foot long and you exert a force of [...]