Torque
Torque: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Torque, Torque of a Force about a Fixed Point, Torque of a Force about an Axis, Couple of Forces and its Torque, Angular Impulse, Angular Impulse with Constant Torque, etc.
Important Questions on Torque
If force acts on a particle having position vector then, the torque about the origin will be:

A particle of mass M tied to a string of length L is rotating along a circular path with constant speed . The torque on the particle is

If net external torque, about a point, acting on the system is zero, then we can surely say

A force of acts on a particle whose position vector is . Find the torque experienced by the particle about the origin in .

In the diagram, Force are in tangential direction and is at an angle of to the tangent. If the moment of inertia of the wheel is , its angular acceleration will be:


Which physical quantity is represented by the product of the moment of inertia and angular acceleration?

A disk having a thread tightly wound on it is being pulled upwards by the thread such that the disk starts moving upwards with an acceleration . If angular acceleration is and radius , then the value of is



The figure here shows a uniform rod of mass m and length at rest, in a gravity free region. The rod is hinged at one of its ends. The rod is oriented along y - axis, in the position shown here.
Suppose that the rod is made of charged non - conducting material. The linear charge density on the rod varies with distance from the hinge as here is a constant and n is real number. The rod is in rest position and now a uniform electric field is suddenly switched on in the region for an instant. Value of n, for which there is no reaction at the hinge, is

A uniform rod AB of mass m and length is at rest on a smooth horizontal surface. An impulse p is applied to the end B. The time taken by the rod to turn through a right angle is

A uniform rod of mass , length rests on a smooth horizontal surface. Rod is given a sharp horizontal impulse perpendicular to the rod at a distance from the centre. The angular velocity of the rod will be

Which of the following is conserved when the torque acting on a system is zero ?

A cylinder is rolling over frictionless horizontal surface with velocity as shown in figure. Coefficient of friction between wall and cylinder is . If the collision between cylinder and wall is completely inelastic, then kinetic energy of cylinder after collision -

In figure (a), a metre stick, half of which is wood and the other half steel is pivoted at the wooden end at and a force is applied to the steel end at a. In figure (b), the stick is pivoted at the steel end at and the same force is applied at the wooden end at . The angular acceleration

What torque will increase angular velocity of a solid disc of mass 16 kg and diameter 1 m from zero to 120 rpm in 8 s?

A force of 100 N is applied perpendicularly to the left edge of the rectangle as shown in figure. The torque (magnitude and direction) produced by this force with respect to an axis perpendicular to the plane of the rectangle at corner and with respect to a similar axis at corner are respectively

A stone of mass tied to a string of length is rotating along a circular path with constant speed . The torque on the stone is

Four 2 kg masses are connected by m spokes to an axle. A force of 24 N acts on a lever 1/2 m long produce angular acceleration . The magnitude of in rad is
