NCERT Chapter Summary: Laws of Motion (Class 11)

NCERT Chapter Summary: Laws of Motion (Class 11)

The property of an object by virtue of which it cannot change its state of uniform motion along a straight line or rest on its own is called as inertia. It is the measure of the mass of a body.

There are 3 types of inertia:

  1. Inertia of rest
  2. Inertia of motion
  3. Inertia of direction

Force: A force is a push or pull upon an object resulting from the object's interaction with another object.

Newton's Laws of Motion

  1. First Law: A body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line unless it is compelled by some external force to change that state.
  2. Second Law: The net force produced by an object is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force and takes place in the direction of the force.
  3. Third Law: To every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.