Physics A-Level
Zero resultant force
What Zero resultant force means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Zero resultant force
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Reference: OCR
The condition meaning zero acceleration, not zero velocity, so the object moves at constant velocity.
Topics that use Zero resultant force
- Dynamics (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Drag
- Drag in gases
- Free fall with drag
- Friction
- homogeneity
- Isolating objects
- newton
- Resultant force and free-body diagrams
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