Fulcrum is, in the middle of load and effort, in the case of lever of second order.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Second-order lever: The load is situated between the fulcrum and the effort.
Ex: Wheelbarrow, Staplers, Doors or gates, Bottle openers, Nutcracker, etc.
Hence, the statement is false.

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The lever for which the mechanical advantage is less than 1 has the :

(a) fulcrum at the midpoint between the load and effort.

(b) load between the effort and fulcrum.

(d) load and effort acting at the same point.

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(l)

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