Torque
Important Questions on Torque
An automobile engine develops power when rotating with an angular speed of The torque developed by it will be about,

A wheel of the moment of inertia is rotating with an angular speed of The torque required to stop it in is,

A force acts at a point The torque of the force about the point is

A wheel having moment of inertia about its symmetrical axis, rotates at rate of about it. The torque which can stop the rotation of the wheel in one minute is

Moment of a force of magnitude acting along positive -direction at point about the point in is

A cube of side is placed on an inclined plane of inclination . What is the maximum value of for which the cube will not topple?

The instantaneous angular position of a point on the rotating wheel is given by the equation, The torque on the wheel becomes zero at

A rod of weight is supported by two parallel knife edges and and is in equilibrium in a horizontal position. The knives are at a distance from each other. The centre of mass of the rod is at distance from . The normal reaction on is

A force is acting at a point The torque acting about a point is,

A flywheel of the moment of inertia is rotating with a uniform angular speed of If a torque of retards the wheel, then the time in which the wheel comes to rest is

A force acts on a body at a point having position vector relative to origin of co-ordinates on the axis of rotation. The torque acting on the body about the origin is

A rigid body is rotating about an axis. To stop the rotation, we have to apply

The moment of inertia of a disc of radius 0.5 m about its geometric axis is 2kg-m2. If a string is tied to its circumference and a force of 10 Newton is applied, if the disc executes rotatory motion, the value of its angular velocity after 2 seconds will be :-

A uniform rod of length cross-sectional area and relative density is free to rotate about in vertical plane. The rod is held with a horizontal string which can withstand a maximum tension of The rod and string system is kept in water as shown in figure. The maximum value of angle which the rod can make with vertical without breaking the string is

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

What is the torque about the origin of the force acting on a particle whose position vector is ?

Let F be the force acting on a particle having position vector and be the torque of this force about the origin. Then

