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Levers: identify the second-class lever configuration (Type II) Recall the relative positions of fulcrum, load, and effort in a second-class lever. Choose the correct option.

Difficulty: Easy

Load is between fulcrum and effort
Effort is between fulcrum and load
Fulcrum is between load and effort
None of these

Correct Answer: Load is between fulcrum and effort

Explanation:

Concept
In a second-class lever (Type II), the load lies between the fulcrum and the effort (examples: wheelbarrow, nutcracker). First-class has the fulcrum between load and effort; third-class has the effort between fulcrum and load.

Final Answer
Load is between fulcrum and effort

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