What is Work, Force & Energy ?


Force (āĻŦāϞ)


Definition Force is a push or a pull that can change the shape, speed, direction, or position of an object.


āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž: āĻŦāϞ (Force) āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻāϟāĻž āϠ⧇āϞāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϟāĻžāύ, āϝāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āφāĻ•āĻžā§°, āĻ—āϤāĻŋ, āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āĻ…āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤


Effects of Force (āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ­āĻžā§ą):



  • It can move a stationary object → āχ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ āϚāϞāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡

  • It can stop a moving object → āϚāϞāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ ā§°āĻ–āĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡

  • It can change speed → āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡

  • It can change direction → āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡

  • It can change shape → āφāĻ•āĻžā§° āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡


SI Unit (āĻāĻ•āĻ•): Newton (N) / āύāĻŋāωāϟāύ (N) 


Examples (āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ):



  • Kicking a football → āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻŦāϞ āϞāĻžāĻĨāĻŋ āĻŽā§°ā§‹ā§ąāĻž

  • Pushing a door → āĻĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§° āϠ⧇āϞāĻž


Work (āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ)


Definition Work is said to be done when a force applied on an object produces displacement in the direction of the force.


āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž: āϝ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻŦāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻžā§° āĻĢāϞāϤ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāϤ āϏ⧰āĻŋ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϤ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ (Work) āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ•ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Formula (āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°): Work = Force × Displacement (āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ = āĻŦāϞ × āϏ⧰āĻŖ )


SI Unit (āĻāĻ•āĻ•): Joule (J) / āϜ⧁āϞ (J)


Important Points (āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž):



  • No displacement → No work → āϏ⧰āĻŖ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Holding a bag without moving → No work → āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āϧ⧰āĻŋ āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻšā§ˆ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Pushing a wall that doesn’t move → No work → āύāϚāĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻĻā§‡ā§ąāĻžāϞ āϠ⧇āϞāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ


Examples (āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ):



  • Lifting a book → āĻ•āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ āωāĻ ā§‹ā§ąāĻž

  • Pulling a cart → āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧā§€ āϟāύāĻž


Energy (āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ)


Definition Energy is the capacity to do work. āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž: āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ (Energy) āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻžāĨ¤


SI Unit (āĻāĻ•āĻ•): Joule (J) / āϜ⧁āϞ (J)


Forms of Energy (āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§°):



  • Mechanical Energy → āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

  • Heat Energy → āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

  • Light Energy → āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§° āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

  • Electrical Energy → āĻŦ⧈āĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

  • Chemical Energy → ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ


Examples (āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ):



  • Food gives energy to our body → āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻĻ⧇āĻšāĻ• āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇

  • Electricity runs fan and bulb → āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ–āĻž āφ⧰⧁ āĻŦāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦ āϚāϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ


Relationship Between Force, Work & Energy : āĻŦāϞ, āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āφ⧰⧁ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§°ā§āĻ•



  • Force is required to do work → āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ

  • Work done means energy is used → āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āĻš’āϞ⧇ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • Without energy, work cannot be done → āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻ¨ā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§°āĻŋ


Exam Notes



  • Force: Push or Pull āĻŦāϞ: āϠ⧇āϞāĻž āĻŦāĻž āϟāĻžāύ

  • Work: Force × Displacement āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ: āĻŦāϞ × āϏ⧰āĻŖ

  • Energy: Capacity to do work āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ: āĻ•āĻžāĻŽ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž