what is torque?how can it expressed in Kgm?
Torque is a measure of how much a force acting on an object causes that object to rotate. Torque, also called moment or moment of force, is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, fulcrum, or pivot. Just as a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist.
The magnitude of torque depends on three quantities: the force applied, the length of the lever arm connecting the axis to the point of force application, and the angle between the force vector and the lever arm. i.e. τ = r * F τ is the magnitude of the torque, r is the length (or magnitude) of the lever arm vector, F is the magnitude of the force, or τ = rFsinΘ τ is the torque vector r is the displacement vector F is the force vector θ is the angle between the force vector and the lever arm vector.
The SI unit for torque is the newton metre (N·m). Non-SI units of torque includes "kilograms-metre-force"
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