What are two differences and two similarities between applied force and tension force

similarities: They are both members of an action reaction-pair and are produced by electromagnetic forces between the particles. In the case of tension a force is acting to separate the molecules from their equilibrium position, the tension is the resistance to this separatio; that is the electrical attraction among the charged particles that opposes the action of the applied force. In the case of the normal force when gravity pulls an object downward, the electrons of the two surfaces are pulled so close that they mutually reject each other. This rejection between the electrons of the 2 surfaces produces the normal force, acting in opposition to gravity.

Differences: The main difference between tension and force is the direction of force. ... Tension is a force pulling something apart, such as a force pulling apart on the ends of a rope. You often calculate tension in pulley problems. A force is a more general term applying to pushing or pulling on something.

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