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Types of Equilibrium:
Stable Equilibrium:
Un Stable Equilibrium:
Neutral Equilibrium:
Centre Of Gravity:
Centre of gravity of an object is defined as the point through which weight appears to act.
The centre of gravity may also lie outside the object e.g. a ring
Precautions:
The holes should be small so that not too much of the lamina is removed.
Stability:
Stability refers to the ability of the object to regain its original position after it has been tilted
slightly.
Stable equilibrium:
Occurs when an object is placed in such a position that any disturbance effort would raise its
centre of gravity.
The centre of gravity will still fall in its base so it returns to its original position (as an anti
clockwise moment is created as shown above by the arrow
Unstable equilibrium
Occurs when an object is placed in such a position that any disturbance effort would lower its
centre of gravity
The centre of gravity will no longer fall in its bade so it topples over to fall into a more stable
position ( A clockwise moment is created shown by an arrow)
Neutral equilibrium:
Neutral equilibrium occurs when an object is placed in such a position that any disturbance
effort would not change the level of its centre of gravity.
Thus, no such moment is created