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The SI unit of the moment of a force is:
- anewton
- bnewton metre
- cjoule
- dnewton per metre
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
newton metre
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Explanation
Moment of a force = force × perpendicular distance, so its unit is newton × metre = N m.
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