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Laws of Motion

Tamil Nadu Board · Class 10 · Science

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1. Basic Concepts: Force and Motion

  • Mechanics is the branch of physics that deals with the effect of force on bodies.
  • Statics deals with bodies at rest under forces. Dynamics deals with moving bodies under forces.
  • Kinematics studies motion WITHOUT considering the cause. Kinetics studies motion WITH the cause.
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2. Inertia and Its Types

  • Inertia is the inherent property of a body to resist any change in its state of rest or uniform motion.
  • Inertia does NOT mean a body cannot move — it means a body RESISTS change.
  • Mass is the measure of inertia. Greater mass = Greater inertia.
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3. Linear Momentum

  • Linear momentum measures the impact of a force on a body.
  • It is the product of mass and velocity of a moving body.
  • Linear momentum is a VECTOR quantity — it acts in the direction of velocity.
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4. Newton's Three Laws of Motion

  • FIRST LAW (Law of Inertia): Every body continues in its state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an external unbalanced force.
  • First Law gives definitions of both FORCE and INERTIA.
  • SECOND LAW (Law of Force): Force acting on a body is directly proportional to the rate of change of linear momentum, in the direction of the force.

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Force is an external effortInertia is the inherent propertyLinear momentum (p) is the productThis law states that every bodyThis law states that force acting

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