GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -torque, also called moment of a force, in physics, the tendency of a force to rotate the body to which it is applied.

Detailed explanation-2: -Torque. Moment. It is the measurement of the turning force on an object. It is the measurement of the perpendicular distance from the point of rotation to the force’s line of action.

Detailed explanation-3: -So we define the rotational effect of a force as the product of the perpendicular component force applied and the distance from the axis at which the force is applied. This is the moment of force and it is also called torque. It is represented by the letter .

Detailed explanation-4: -Torque is sometimes referred to as a moment of force, because in the same way that an applied force causes an object to move linearly, an applied torque will cause an object to rotate around an axis or pivot point. Torque is a type of moment, but not all moments are torques.

Detailed explanation-5: -The moment of a force depends on the magnitude of the force and the distance from the axis of rotation. The moment of a force about a point is (the magnitude of the force) × (the perpendicular distance of the line of action of the force from the point).