A man uses a metal bar to remove an iron nail from a piece of wood.
The man applies a force of 150 N perpendicular to the bar and at a distance of 0.50 m from the pivot.
(a)(i)Calculate the moment of this force about the pivot. Give the unit.

A man uses a metal bar to remove an iron nail from a piece of wood.
The man applies a force of 150 N perpendicular to the bar and at a distance of 0.50 m from the pivot.
(a)(i)Calculate the moment of this force about the pivot. Give the unit.

A man uses a metal bar to remove an iron nail from a piece of wood. The force applied by the man produces a turning effect (moment) about the pivot.
(a)(ii)Describe another example of using the turning effect of a force.
A man uses a metal bar to remove nails from a piece of wood, applying a force perpendicular to the bar at a distance from the pivot. He tries to use the metal bar to remove another nail from the piece of wood. He applies the same force of 150 N at a distance of 0.50 m from the pivot. The turning effect produced is not enough to remove this nail from the piece of wood.
(b)Describe how the man can increase the turning effect without increasing the force.
0625/03/SP/23Cambridge IGCSE Physics 0625 · Specimen 2023 · Paper 3 · Question 3