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A spatula is used as a lever when it is used to lift a substance from a surface.
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Which kind of a lever are the kitchen tongs?
It depends on how the spatula is used. A spatula may be used as a first class lever (fulcum in the middle), when the handle of the spatula is placed on the edge of the pan and the edge of the pan is used as a fulcrum to lift the load on the spatula paddle. In this case, the fulcrum (the edge of the pan) is in the middle, in between the effort (from the hand) and the load (on the spatula paddle). A spatula maybe used as a second class lever (load in the middle), when the edge of the spatula paddle touches the bottom of the pan and is being used as a fulcrum to lift the load on the spatula paddle. In this case the load (on the spatula paddle) is in the middle, between the fulcrum (the edge of the spatula paddle touching the pan) and the effort (from the hand). A spatula combined with the arm may be used as a third class lever (effort in the middle), when the wrist or elbow is used as a fulcrum and the spatula is used to carry a load on the paddle . In this case, the effort (from the hand or forearm) is in the middle, between the load (on the spatula paddle) and the fulcrum (the wrist or elbow).
How is a spatula a lever?
Yes, the spatula utilizes a fulcrum at the base of the shaft to be able to pry the food from the pan. When one applies pressure to the end of the shaft, the other end will rise.
What kind of a simple machine is a spatula?
It's a wedge for sliding between the food and a pan or plate. An inclined plane as food slides off and the handle serves as a lever.
How do you get the spatula in cjs house on poptropica?
you don't. After you get to the spatula in the kitchen you push the salt to the left side of the spatula, then jump on the right side of the spatula.
What is a spatula's mass?
Spatula's are all sizes.
What is the name or Spongebob's spatula?
Larry the spatula.
What has 7 letters and is used to scoop small amounts of chemicals in a science lab?
spatula?
What can you flip with a spatula?
You can flip pancakes or burgers with a spatula.
What is a porcelain spatula?
A porcelain spatula is a spatula that has been treated with a porcelain on the outside. This is so that it will not scratch delicate cookware.
Is the flat thing you decorate cakes with a spatula?
yes, it is a spatula.
When was Spatula City created?
Spatula City was created in 1989.
What type of simple machine is a spatula?
There are six different simple machines: the lever, the pulley, the wheel and axle, the screw, the wedge, and the inclined plane. A shovel would be a wedge, since it separates portions of an object. A seesaw would be a lever, since it applies force at one end and delivers at the other. A baseball bat is also a lever, since when you swing it, you apply force from one end onto the incoming baseball on the other. The pulling end of a hammer would be a lever, since it applies force on one end, which pulls out the nail on the other.
