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Do lubricants help to reduce friction?

Updated: 8/20/2019
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Lubricating fluids have a sliding lattice structure which helps the atoms in the lattice to slide over each other and thus reduce the friction in the bodies in which they are applied. The relative sliding between the layers helps in lubrication.

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