Physics
Name the class to which the following levers belong :
(a) A pair of scissors,
(b) a lemon squeezer,
(c) a nut cracker,
(d) a pair of sugar tongs,
(e) a beam balance,
(f) an oar rowing a boat,
(g) a wheel barrow,
(h) a see-saw,
(i) a pair of pliers,
(j) a crowbar.
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(a) A pair of scissors → Class I lever
(b) A lemon squeezer → Class II lever
(c) A nutcracker → Class II lever
(d) A pair of sugar tongs → Class III lever
(e) A beam balance → Class I lever
(f) An oar oar rowing a boat → Class I lever
(g) A wheelbarrow → Class II lever
(h) A seesaw → Class I lever
(i) A pair of pliers → Class I lever
(j) A crowbar → Class I lever
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