Concept of Force

Describe briefly about the concept of Force

Concept of Force

It is well known fact that the motion can be produced in a body only by application of force if we want to drive a bicycle we apply force by our feet, in the same way the train mosses due to force of the Engine. Hence it can be said that Force is that agent which produces motion in a body. But if a boy pushes a bus at rest, it will remain at rest, although the push of the boy tends to move.

Hence it can be said that Force is that agent which tends to produce motion in a body. But this definition of Force is incomplete because the force can be used to stop the motion of a body. We apply force for catching a cricket ball and the ball stops in our hand. Hence Force can be defined as an agent which stops the motion of the body. Sometimes a body continues to move even toughly an opposing force has been applied. So Force can be defined as an agent which tends to stop the motion of a body.