What is the difference between balanced force and net force

This article excerpt makes an attempt to clear the basic differences between balanced and unbalanced forces.

Basis for Comparison Balanced Forces Unbalanced Forces Meaning When the forces exerted on the object, are of equal size but in opposite direction, then the forces are known as balanced forces. When the forces applied on the object are unequal in size, then the forces are known as unbalanced forces. Stationery object Stays at rest. Moves in the direction of greater force. Moving object Continues to move in the same speed. Changes its speed and direction. Net force Zero Non-zero. Balanced Forces, as the name suggest are the forces that balance each other, when acted upon an object, causing the object to maintain its equilibrium and does not accelerate.

If the forces that are applied to the object are of equal magnitude but are opposite in direction, the forces are said to be balanced. When the balanced forces are applied to a stationary object, it stays still, but when it is applied on a moving object, it continues moving with a constant speed and same direction. The net force i. The force which is not counterbalanced by a force of equal magnitude and diametrically opposite direction, resulting in disequilibrium of the object and eventually accelerates, it is known as unbalanced forces.

How can I define intermolecular forces? If an object weighing 50N displaces a volume of water with a weight of 10N, what is the buoyant Explain how force and energy change are related? How can force affect the motion of an object? Explain how force, energy and work are related? Can forces be combined? If the body moves at the same speed but does not move in a straight line, then the forces on the body are not balanced and the body is accelerating.

The dogs in the diagram below are both pulling at a piece of cloth. Suppose both dogs are pulling at the cloth with a force of 50 N in opposite directions, the two forces would cancel each other and the resultant or the net force would be 0. Here, the forces are balanced and the cloth would not move. Think of a mug resting on the table. The fact that the mug does not move does not necessarily mean that there are no forces acting on the mug. There is always gravity acting on the mug, trying to pull it down here we assume we are talking about a mug on Earth!

In other words, the forces are balanced and this is why the mug does not move. If the body continues to stay at rest, then we know that the forces on it are balanced. In the diagram below, we have two forces and acting at right angles to each other and a third force acting at an angle to the vertical.