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How do you describe the tension?


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Tension:

  1. When forces acting on opposing ends tether a cable, rope, wire, or string, tension is the force that is conveyed.
  2. The cable pulls equally on things at both ends and is pointed in a single direction along its entire length.
  3. The action-reaction forces that are present at each end of the two elements can also be referred to as tension. The opposite of compression is tension, in other words.
  4. When two physical things come into touch, they are compelled to apply some force to one another. Each of these forces will have a specific name depending on the type of object.
  5. When items are pulled, tension is applied to them by cables, chains, or ropes.
  6. Ropes and cables are effective in transferring force, thus they can be used to do so across a specific distance.
  7. Since ropes cannot effectively push, pulling force comes from tension. A rope can no longer pull in its initial position when it is pushed because it becomes slack and loses tension.

The formula for the tension,

T=mg

WhereT=tension,m= mass, andg= gravitational force. Unit of tension is Newton and kg-m/s2.


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