AQA GCSE Physics · 8463
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GCSE Physics · key term
The rule that, for a balanced object, the total clockwise moment about a pivot equals the total anticlockwise moment about that pivot.
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Specification 9.8P · Paper 2
The rule that, when rotational forces are in equilibrium, the total clockwise moment about a pivot equals the total anticlockwise moment about that pivot.
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Specification P2.3l · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher)
For an object balanced against turning, the total clockwise moment about a pivot equals the total anticlockwise moment.
Revise: Moment of a forceIf the ruler is balanced and not turning, the principle of moments says that the total clockwise moment equals the total anticlockwise moment.