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प्रश्न
Name the three classes of levers and state how are they distinguished. Give two examples of each class.
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उत्तर
Three classes of levers are:
(a) Class I levers or first-order levers:

Examples are:
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| See Saw | Scissors |
Between the effort and the load is the fulcrum.
[Ratio of M.A. and V.R.] for levers in this class can be any value between one and one, either more or less than one. They can multiply forces.
(b) Class II levers or second-order levers:

Examples are -
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| Lemon squeezer | Wheel Barrow |
Between effort and fulcrum is load, with the effort arm always longer than the arm. These levers' M.A. and V.R. are always greater than 1.
(c) Class III levers, or third-order levers:

Examples are
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| Plucker or Fire Tong, (Sugar Tongs) |
Foot Treadle |
Always place effort between fulcrum and load. The effort arm is always shorter than the load arm. These levers' M.A. and V.R. are consistently less than 1.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the class to which the following lever belong:
a crowbar
The diagram given below shows the three kinds of levers. Name the class of lever and give one example of the class.

Name the machine to which the following belong:
Lemon crusher
A lever of length 100 cm has the effort of 15 kgf at a distance of 40 cm from the fulcrum at one end. What load can be applied at its other end?
In a lever, the fulcrum is at one end at a distance of 30 cm from the load and effort is at the other end at a distance of 90 cm from the load. Find :
(a) the length of load arm,
(b) the length of effort arm, and
(c) the mechanical advantage of the lever.
Tick the most appropriate answer.
Which of the following is a Class II lever?
Answer the following in a word or two or in a sentence.
Which type of machine is used to squeeze a lemon?
Explain why the mechanical advantage of the class III type of lever is always less than 1.
A ______ lever will always have M.A. > 1.
Classify the following into levers:
Sugar tongs






