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9 Forces and their effects

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Question 16
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A lamp hangs at rest from a ceiling on a cable.

The weight of the lamp is 15 N.

The Table describes four forces, P, Q, R and S.

Table

ForceDescription
Pgravitational force of the Earth on the lamp
Qforce of the cable on the lamp
Rforce of the lamp on the cable
Sgravitational force of the lamp on the Earth
a.

Give the size and the direction of force S.

[2]
b.

Force P and force Q are equal in size and opposite in direction.

Explain why force P and force Q are not an interaction pair.

[2]
c.

Give the letter of the force that forms an interaction pair with force Q.

[1]
d.

Give the letters of the two non-contact forces in the Table.

[1]
e.

The cable breaks.

Describe what happens to forces P, Q and R immediately after the cable breaks.

[2]
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