Lever: A lever is a simple machine used to

reduce the amount of efforts it would

take to lift a load or reduce the amount of
effort needed to be work.
It is composed of two arms and a fulcrum
or pivot. The lever also acts as a force
multiplier
 Parts of a Lever System
A. Lever C. Resistance Distance E. Effort Arm G. Effort Distance

B. Fulcrum D. Load F. Effort Force H. Resistance Arm

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Effort: The force applied to the lever to do
work is called the effort.

Load: The force that is resisting the

movement is called as load.
 Classes of Levers
Effort

Load

Fulcrum

First Class Lever

 Classes of Levers
Effort

Load

Fulcrum

Second Class Lever

Classes of Levers
Effort

Load

Fulcrum

Third Class Lever

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Second Class Lever

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First Class lever

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Third Class Lever

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Third Class Lever

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First Class Lever
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Second Class Lever

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Second Class Lever

Moment of force: The turning effect
produced by a force around a fulcrum is
called the moment of the force.

The direction of moment is usually

specified as clockwise or anticlockwise
about the fulcrum.
Moment of force = Force × Distance from the
fulcrum

The unit of moment of force is Nm

Practice Questions:

Force = 4N

2m

What is the moment of force?

2) What is the moment of a 100 N force
acting on a crowbar.
a) 2 m from the fulcrum
b) 3 m from the fulcrum
c) 0.5 m from the fulcrum
3) In the human arm the elbow is the
fulcrum, the effort is produced by the
biceps and the load acts downwards
through the hand. What class of lever is
this part of the human arm?
4) Why can a lever be described as a
force multiplier?
Law of moment (Principle of moment):
Archimedes law or principle
states that when a body is in equilibrium
(or balance) the sum of the clockwise
moments about any point (such as
fulcrum) equals the sum of the
anticlockwise moments about that point.
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