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State the class of levers and the relative positions of load (L), effort (E) and fulcrum (F) in (a) a bottle opener, and (b) sugar tongs.

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A pair of sugar tongs: Class III lever

In these types of levers, the effort E is in between the fulcrum F and the load L and so the effort arm is always smaller than the load arm.

A bottle opener: Class II lever

In these types of levers, the load L is in between the effort E and the fulcrum F. Thus the effort arm is always longer than the load arm.


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