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Does torque and work are equivalent?

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Torque is rotational force, while work is energy transferred between objects. For example, a screw experiences mostly torque as you twist it around its axis, while a nail experiences mostly work as it is driven straight into the wood.

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Though torque and work has the same unit N m, we cannot say that they are equivalent. Torque is moment of the force about a fixed point or line. But work is said to be done as the point of application of the force gets displaced.

In case of torque we have to multiply force and perpendicular distance.

But in case of work, we multiply force and the component of displacement in the direction of the force

Torque is a vector quantity where as work is a scalar quantity.

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