Orders of magnitude (force)

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The following list shows different orders of magnitude of force.

Since weight under gravity is a force, several of these examples refer to the weight of various objects. Unless otherwise stated, these are weights under average Earth gravity at sea level.

Contents

Below 1 N [edit]

Factor (N) Value Item
10−47
 3.6×10−47 N Gravitational attraction of the proton and the electron in hydrogen atom[1]
10−30
 8.9×10−30 N Weight of an electron[2]
10−26
 1.6×10−26 N Weight of a hydrogen atom[3]
10−24
yoctonewton (yN)		 5 yN Force necessary to synchronize the motion of a single trapped ion with an external signal measured in a 2010 experiment[4][5]
10−22 170 yN Force measured in a 2010 experiment by perturbing 60 beryllium-9 ions[6][7]
10−15
femtonewton (fN)		  
10−14 ~10 fN Brownian motion force on an E. coli bacterium averaged over 1 second[8]
~10 fN Weight of an E. coli bacterium[9][10]
10−13 ~100 fN Force to stretch double-stranded DNA to 50% relative extension[8]
10−12
piconewton (pN)		 ~4 pN Force to break a hydrogen bond[8]
~5 pN Maximum force of a molecular motor[8]
10−11  
10−10 ~160 pN Force to break a typical noncovalent bond[8]
10−9
nanonewton (nN)		 ~1.6 nN Force to break a typical covalent bond[8]
10−8
 8.2×10−8 N Force on an electron in a hydrogen atom[11]
10−7
 2×10−7 N Force between two 1 meter long conductors, 1 meter apart by the definition of one ampere
10−6
micronewton (μN)		 1–150 μN Output of FEEP ion thrusters used in NASA's Laser Interferometer Space Antenna [12]
10−4  
10−3
millinewton (mN)		    
10−2 19-92 mN Thrust of the NSTAR ion engine tested on NASA's space probe Deep Space 1[13]
10−1    

1 N and above [edit]

Magnitude Value Item
newton (N) 1 N The weight of an average apple[14][15]
10 N 9.8 N One kilogram-force, nominal weight of a 1 kg object at sea level on Earth[16]
102 N 720 N Average force of human bite, measured at molars[17]
103 N
kilonewton (kN)		 8 kN The maximum force achieved by weight lifters during a 'clean and jerk' lift[18]
9 kN The bite force of one adult American alligator[19]
104 N 18 kN The bite force of an adult great white shark[20]
45 kN The force applied by the engine of a small car during peak acceleration[citation needed]
105 N 100 kN The average force applied by seatbelt and airbag to a restrained passenger in a car which hits a stationary barrier at 100 km/h[21]
890 kN Maximum pulling force (tractive effort) of a single large diesel-electric locomotive[22]
106 N
meganewton (MN)		 1.8 MN Thrust of Space Shuttle Main Engine at lift-off[23][24][25]
1.9 MN Weight of the largest Blue Whale[26]
107 N 35 MN Thrust of Saturn V rocket at lift-off[27]
108 N 570 MN Simplistic estimate of force of sunlight on Earth[28]
109 N
giganewton (GN)
1020 N 2.0×1020 N Gravitational attraction between Earth and Moon[29]
1022 N 3.5×1022 N Gravitational attraction between Earth and Sun[30]
1044 N 1.2×1044 N The Planck force[31][32][33][34]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ Hugh D. Young, University Physics 4th Ed, 1992, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co, Inc.
  2. ^ Hugh D. Young, University Physics 4th Ed, 1992, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co, Inc.
  3. ^ Hugh D. Young, University Physics 4th Ed, 1992, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co, Inc.
  4. ^ Knünz, S.; Herrmann, M.; Batteiger, V.; Saathoff, G.; Hänsch, T.; Vahala, K.; Udem, T. (2010). "Injection Locking of a Trapped-Ion Phonon Laser". Physical Review Letters 105 (1): 013004. Bibcode:2010PhRvL.105a3004K. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.013004. PMID 20867440.  edit
  5. ^ "Single atoms for detecting extremely weak forces". Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics. Retrieved 2010-09-02. 
  6. ^ Brumfiel, G. (2010). "Scientists measure atomic nudge". Nature. doi:10.1038/news.2010.187.  edit
  7. ^ M. J. Biercuk, H. Uys, J. W. Britton, A. P. VanDevender, J. J. Bollinger (9 Apr 2010). "YoctoNewton force detection sensitivity using trapped ions". arXiv:1004.0780. "detection of forces as small as 174 yN".
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Forces involved at the biological level". PicoTwist. Retrieved 30 December 2011. 
  9. ^ "E. coli Statistics". The CyberCell Database. Retrieved 2011-09-11. 
  10. ^ Calculated: weight = mass * g = 1e-15 kg * 9.81 m/s^2 = 1e-14 N
  11. ^ Hugh D. Young, University Physics 4th Ed, 1992, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co, Inc.
  12. ^ http://www.lisa-science.org/list/list_meetings/potsdam_2006/lpf-presentation.pdf
  13. ^ "NSTAR Ion Thruster". NASA. Retrieved 9 January 2012. "thrust from 19 mN to 92 mN" 
  14. ^ http://www.teachersource.com/Workshops/SuperWowNeatScienceforEveryonewithRonPerkins/NewtonsApple.aspx
  15. ^ Lafferty, Peter & Julian Rowe. The Dictionary of Science. New York: Helicon, 1993: 404.
  16. ^ "Appendix B8—Factors for Units Listed Alphabetically". NIST Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI). NIST. Retrieved 9 January 2012. 
  17. ^ Houston T E, Bite Force and Bite Pressure: Comparisons of Humans and Dogs, 2003 [1]
  18. ^ The Human Machine By R. McNeill Alexander, Mark Iley, Sally Alexander
  19. ^ Erickson, G. M.; Lappin, A. K.; Vliet, K. A. (2003). "The ontogeny of bite-force performance in American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)" (PDF). Journal of Zoology 260 (3): 317. doi:10.1017/S0952836903003819.  edit 9452 N
  20. ^ "Great White Tops List of Hardest-Biting Sharks". Discovery News. Discovery Channel. Retrieved 21 January 2012. "a bite force of 9,320 Newton at the tip of its jaws and 18,216 N at the back of its jaws" 
  21. ^ Lawrence Weinstein and John A. Adams, Guesstimation, 2008, Section 6.3.1
  22. ^ Hugh D. Young, University Physics 4th Ed, 1992, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co, Inc.
  23. ^ "Space Shuttle Main Engine". Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne. Retrieved 20 April 2013. "109% power level at sea level: 418,000 lb" 
  24. ^ Wade, Mark. "SSME". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 27 October 2011. "Launches normally used 104% ... as a maximum" 
  25. ^ Calculated: 418000 lbf * 4.45 N/lbf * (104% launch power level / 109%) = 1.77e6 N.
  26. ^ Hugh D. Young, University Physics 4th Ed, 1992, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co, Inc.
  27. ^ "What Was the Saturn V?". NASA. Retrieved 21 January 2012. "The rocket generated 34.5 million newtons ... of thrust at launch" 
  28. ^ 1.63 x 10−14 x gravitational attraction between Earth and Sun, assuming total absorption of sunlight Sunlight Exerts Pressure, NASA Glenn LTP Math & Science Resources
  29. ^ http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~do_while/sage/v5i5d.htm
  30. ^ http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/961029b.html
  31. ^ Calculated: Planck length * Planck mass / (Planck time)^2 = 1.616e-35 m * 2.177e-8 kg / (5.391e-44)^2 = 1.21e44 N.
  32. ^ CODATA — Planck length
  33. ^ CODATA — Planck mass
  34. ^ CODATA — Planck time

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