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No. The centripetal force will change the velocity of the object, but it won't make it go any faster - so it won't transfer energy to the object. Another way to look at this is that the centripetal force is at right angles to the movement. Since the cosine of the angle is zero, the vector dot product (force x distance x (cosine of angle between the two)) is also zero.

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No, work is only done when the object being forced moves in the same direction as the force. For example, when you push a box across a room, you are doing work, since the box is moving in the direction you are pushing it. Although if you were pushing against a wall you would not be doing any work, since the wall wouldn't move in the direction you pushed it.

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So if the point of application of the force gets displaced then work is said to be done by the force. It is measured by the product of the force and the displacement in the direction of the force. If the displacement is inclined with the direction of the force then the resolved component in the direction of the force is taken into account. If suppose the displacement is perpendicular to the direction of force then no work is said to be done. This is the case of carrying a load by the porter on his head and he walks on a horizontal path way.

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No - work is a "path function"; that is to say, it is a property of a process, not a property of an object or system. Work can be done ON a system or BY a system, but a system (or object, it that's how you want to define your system) does not possess work as a property like density, color, temperature, etc.

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Yes. The formal definition of work is: Force acting through a distance, or W=FD. If the object in question doesn't move, then D=0, and then W=0 no matter what 'F' is.

Example: Push on the wall, or on a car in "Park". Sure you'll get tired of it, and your muscles may complain after a while. But according to the strict scientific definition, no work is done, because the force traverses no distance.

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Yes. The normal force can do work on an object as long as it is not perpendicular to the displacement of said object.

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If the force is unbalanced, it causes acceleration. This involves doing work to move it in a certain direction.

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Yes the normal force can be greater than the weight. When accelerating upwards in an elevator, the normal force is greater than one's weight.

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It does if the object moves. The work done is (force) times (distance moved).

Pushing on a brick wall does no work.

Pushing a book does work.

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Work is being done when?

you apply a force to an object


When work is being done an object is being what?

Moved. Work is defined as a force acting on an object through a distance.


What work is being done when pulling?

It is the pulling force applied multiplied by the displacement of the object being pulled in the direction of the pulling force.


When force is to the direction of motion no work is done?

No. Only if you are applying the same amount of force then there is no motion. If you are applying more force (the object is moving) then there is work being done.


What is done when force makes an object move?

When a force makes an object move, work is done.


Is it possible that a body be in accelarated motion under a force acting on a body yet no work is being done by the force?

Yes, that is possible. For example, an object in circular motion, accelerated towards the center. The force (and the acceleration) is normal (perpendicular) to the movement; thus, the dot product between the force and the displacement is zero.


What is accomplished when an object is moved by force?

Work is done when a force acts on an object as the object moves from one place to another. Work is defined as force times distance.


Energy of an object increases when what is done on the object?

When force is done on the object


Why applying force to an object does not always result in work being done?

When a force (no matter how large it may be) is applied to any object without a distance being moved,it cannot be workdone because,workdone = force x distance.


How do we know if work is done?

In physics, work is done by a force acting on an object if the object moves in the direction of the force.


Explain why applying force to an object does not always result in work being done?

When a force (no matter how large it may be) is applied to any object without a distance being moved,it cannot be workdone because,workdone = force x distance.


Does an object have to move in order for work to be done?

Work = force x distance. If distance = 0, work = 0 because force x 0 = 0.