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Why is torque not measured in Joules?
Recently, I was doing my homework and I found out that Torque can be calculated using $\tau = rF$.
This means the units of torque are Newton meters. Energy is also measured in Newton meters which are ...
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Unit of torque with radians?
Usually, the angular frequency $\omega$ is given in $\mathrm{1/s}$. I find it more consistent to give it in $\mathrm{rad/s}$. For the angular momentum $L$ is then given in $\mathrm{rad \cdot kg \cdot ...
