WORK (āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ)


What is Work ? / āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


Work is done when : āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āϤ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϝ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž:



  • A force is applied on an object : āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻŦāϞ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • The object moves in the direction of the force : āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āĻŸā§‹ āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāϤ āϏ⧰⧇



 


Formula of Work / āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°


Work (W) = Force (F) × Displacement (s) : āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ (W) = āĻŦāϞ (F) × āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻŖ (s)


Unit / āĻāĻ•āĻ•: Joule (J)
1 Joule = 1 Newton × 1 meter : ā§§ āϜ⧁āϞ = ā§§ āύāĻŋāωāϟāύ × ā§§ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§°


Types of Work / āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžā§°


Positive Work / āϧāύāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ



  • Force and displacement are in the SAME direction : āĻŦāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻŖ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇

  • Example: Pushing a box : āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āϚ āϠ⧇āϞāĻž


Negative Work / āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ



  • Force and displacement are in OPPOSITE directions : āĻŦāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇

  • Example: Friction : āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: āĻ˜ā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāϞ


Zero Work / āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ



  • No displacement occurs : āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻŖ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇

  • Example: Holding a bag : āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: āĻĨāĻ˛ā§ā§ąāĻž āϧ⧰āĻž (āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āϧ⧰āĻŋ āĻĨāĻ•āĻž)


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



  • Work is only done when displacement happens : āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻŖ āύāĻš’āϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ

  • No movement → No work : āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āύāĻžāχ → āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āύāĻžāχ

  • Direction of force matters : āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ


Remember / āĻŽāύāϤ ā§°āĻžāĻ–āĻŋāĻŦ


1 Joule = Work done when 1 N force moves an object 1 meter


ā§§ āϜ⧁āϞ = ā§§ āύāĻŋāωāϟāύ āĻŦāϞ⧰⧇ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁ ā§§ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§° āϏ⧰āĻžāϞ⧇ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ


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MCQs


Q1. What is work ? / āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻŋ ?


A) Only force B) Only movement C) Force × displacement D) Energy


Ans: C


ExplanationWork is defined as force multiplied by displacement. āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ = āĻŦāϞ × āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻŖāĨ¤


Q2. SI unit of work ? / āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻ•āĻŋ ?


A) Watt B) Joule C) Newton D) Meter


Ans: B
ExplanationWork is measured in Joule (J). : āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻāĻ•āĻ• āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āϜ⧁āϞ (J)āĨ¤


Q3. 1 Joule = ? / ā§§ āϜ⧁āϞ = ?


A) 1 N × 1 m B) 1 kg × 1 m C) 1 N × 1 s D) 1 m/s


Ans: A
Explanation1 Joule = 1 Newton × 1 meter. : ā§§ āϜ⧁āϞ = ā§§ āύāĻŋāωāϟāύ × ā§§ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻžā§°āĨ¤


Q4. When is work done ? / āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Only force B) Only displacement C) Both force & displacement D) None


Ans: C
ExplanationWork is done only when force and displacement both exist. : āĻŦāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻŖ āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇āĻšā§‡ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q5. Positive work occurs when ? / āϧāύāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?


A) Opposite direction B) Same direction C) No movement D) Zero force


Ans: B
ExplanationSame direction → positive work. : āĻāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ → āϧāύāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāĨ¤


Q6. Negative work example / āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ


A) Lifting B) Friction C) Pushing D) Walking


Ans: B
ExplanationFriction acts opposite to motion → negative work. : āĻ˜ā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ → āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāĨ¤


Q7. Zero work example / āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ


A) Running B) Holding bag C) Lifting D) Throwing


Ans: B
ExplanationNo displacement → zero work. : āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻŖ āύāĻžāχ → āĻļā§‚āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāĨ¤


Q8. If displacement = 0, work = ?


A) Max B) Zero C) Negative D) Positive


Ans: B
ExplanationWithout movement, work = 0. : āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ = 0āĨ¤


Q9. Work depends on / āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇


A) Force B) Displacement C) Both D) Time


Ans: C
ExplanationWork depends on both force and displacement. : āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āĻŦāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻŖ āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹ā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻ­ā§° āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q10. Unit of force ? / āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻāĻ•āĻ• ?


A) Joule B) Watt C) Newton D) Meter


Ans: C
ExplanationForce is measured in Newton. āĻŦāϞ⧰ āĻāĻ•āĻ• āύāĻŋāωāϟāύāĨ¤


Q11. Work when angle = 90°?


A) Max B) Zero C) Negative D) Positive


Ans: B
ExplanationForce ⟂ displacement → no work done. ⧝ā§Ļ° āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


Q12. Lifting a load upward / āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϞ⧈ āϤ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž


A) Negative B) Positive C) Zero D) None


Ans: B
ExplanationForce and movement same direction → positive. : āĻāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ → āϧāύāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāĨ¤


Q13. Work by gravity on falling object


A) Positive B) Negative C) Zero D) None


Ans: A
ExplanationGravity and motion both downward → positive work. : āĻŽāĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļāϤ → āϧāύāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ•āĨ¤


Q14. Friction always does


A) Positive B) Negative C) Zero D) Both


Ans: B
ExplanationFriction opposes motion → negative work. āĻ˜ā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ → āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ•āĨ¤


Q15. Formula of work / āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§°


A) F/s B) F+s C) F×s D) s/F


Ans: C
ExplanationWork = Force × displacement. : āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ = āĻŦāϞ × āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻŖāĨ¤


Numerical Problems


Q1. F = 10 N, s = 5 m, W = ?


Soln: W = F × s = 10 × 5 = 50 J


ExplanationWork is force multiplied by displacement. : āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ = āĻŦāϞ × āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻŖ = ā§Ģā§Ļ āϜ⧁āϞ


Q2. F = 20 N, s = 2 m, W = ?


Soln: W = 20 × 2 = 40 J


ExplanationSimple multiplication of force and distance. : āĻŦāϞ āφ⧰⧁ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§° āϗ⧁āĻŖāĻĢāϞāĨ¤


Q3. F = 0 N, s = 10 m, W = ?


Soln: W = 0 × 10 = 0 J


Explanation No force → no work. : āĻŦāϞ āύāĻžāχ → āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


Q4. F = 5 N, s = 0 m, W = ?


Soln: W = 5 × 0 = 0 J


ExplanationNo displacement → no work. : āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻŖ āύāĻžāχ → āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


Q5. F = 15 N, s = 3 m, W = ?


Soln: W = 15 × 3 = 45 J


ExplanationMultiply force and displacement. : āĻŦāϞ × āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻŖ = ā§Ēā§Ģ āϜ⧁āϞ


Q6. F = 25 N, s = 4 m, W = ?


Soln: W = 25 × 4 = 100 J


ExplanationDirect formula application. āϏ⧂āĻ¤ā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ—āĨ¤


Q7. F = 30 N, s = 10 m, W = ?


Soln: W = 30 × 10 = 300 J


ExplanationLarge displacement gives more work. : āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻĻā§‚ā§°āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ → āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāĨ¤


Q8. F = 50 N, s = 2 m, W = ?


Soln: W = 50 × 2 = 100 J


ExplanationForce high → work increases. : āĻŦāϞ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ → āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤


Q9. F = 10 N, s = 5 m (opposite direction), W = ?


Soln:


W = - (10 × 5) = -50 J


ExplanationOpposite direction → negative work. : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ → āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāĨ¤


Q10. F = 100 N, s = 0 m, W = ?


Soln:


W = 100 × 0 = 0 J


ExplanationNo movement → no work. : āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āύāĻžāχ → āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


Quick Trick (Exam Ready)



  • W = F × s

  • If F = 0 or s = 0 → Work = 0 : F = 0 āĻŦāĻž s = 0 → āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ = 0

  • Opposite direction → Negative : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ → āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ•


Assertion–Reason


Q1. A: Work is zero if displacement is zero, R: Work depends on displacement


Ans: Both true, R explains A
ExplanationWithout displacement, no work. : āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧰āĻŖ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q2. A: Friction does negative work, R: It acts opposite


Ans: Both true
ExplanationOpposite force → negative work. : āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§€āϤ āĻŦāϞ → āĻ‹āĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāĨ¤


Q3. A: Holding bag does work, R: Force is applied


Ans: A false, R true
ExplanationNo movement → no work. āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āύāĻžāχ → āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝ āύāĻžāχāĨ¤


Q4. A: Work depends on force , R: W = F × s


Ans: Both true