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How does the coefficient of friction depend upon the normal force between the surfaces in contact?
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∙ 13y ago
-- The friction force changes, and is directly proportional to the normal force.
-- The coefficient of friction doesn't change. It is the proportionality constant
in the first statement.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoAs the normal force increases the coefficient of friction increases, as the normal force decreases the coefficient of friction decreases.
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∙ 13y agoIt doesn't. The coefficient of friction is a property dependent on the type of surface and its roughness and not on the force applied to the surface.
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∙ 11y agoit does not vary because it only depends upon material which are in contact but not on force
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Why sliding friction greater than rolling friction and if the area of contact is same?
The FORCE of Friction is INDEPENDENT of Surface Area. Only the 'Coefficient of Friction', and the Force between the two Surfaces. Sliding Friction is greater than Rolling Friction ONLY if the Coefficient of Friction is GREATER for the Sliding Surfaces.
What happened to the coefficients of friction as the surface area of the contact increased?
As the coefficient of friction is not function of the area or not related to the area of the contact surface so the coefficient of friction remains constant on the increase of the contact area. The coefficient of friction depends upon the material of the friction surfaces only.
What does the coefficient of kinetic friction depend on?
The coefficient of friction is a scalar value with no dimension. It is simply a ratio of the force of friction between two objects, to the force pressing those objects together (often the normal force). Slippery surfaces have lower coefficient of friction than rough surfaces.
What acts only between surfaces that are in contact?
Friction
What acts between two surfaces that are in contact?
Friction
What is coefficient of friction..?
A higher coefficient of friction indicates that two surfaces in contact have a greater resistence. A lower coefficient of friction indicates that the two surfaces in contact have less resistence. Soccer cleats on grass have a greater coefficient of friction than skates on ice.
What is friction coefficient?
A higher coefficient of friction indicates that two surfaces in contact have a greater resistence. A lower coefficient of friction indicates that the two surfaces in contact have less resistence. Soccer cleats on grass have a greater coefficient of friction than skates on ice.
Why sliding friction greater than rolling friction and if the area of contact is same?
The FORCE of Friction is INDEPENDENT of Surface Area. Only the 'Coefficient of Friction', and the Force between the two Surfaces. Sliding Friction is greater than Rolling Friction ONLY if the Coefficient of Friction is GREATER for the Sliding Surfaces.
The coefficient of friction is a blank number that represents the resistance to sliding between two blank in contact with one another?
Unitless, surfaces
The is a number that represents the resistance to sliding between two surfaces in contact with one another?
The friction is a number that represents the resistance to sliding between two surfaces in contact with one another. It is measured in Newtons (N).
A lower coefficient of friction indicates that the two surfaces in contact have less resistance?
Yes but make sure you are clear in your understanding between the coefficient of friction and the force of friction. The force of friction is the force that resists the motion of two surfaces moving against one another. The amount of friction is determined by the product of the coefficient of friction and the normal (perpendicular) force that is pressing the two surfaces together. The coefficient of friction is a unit-less constant, that indicates how two surfaces compare to two other surfaces that are being pressed together the same amount. If the normal force is the same on two pairs of surfaces the pair of surfaces with the lowest coefficient of friction will experience the lower force of friction.
How does the coefficient of static friction for two surfaces in contact compare to the coefficient of kinetic friction for the same two surfaces?
The coefficient of static friction is always larger because it takes more initial force to move an object that is at rest.
What are the two factors that affect the friction force between two surfaces?
The strength of the force of friction depends on the types of surfaces involved and on how hard the surfaces push together.
What happened to the coefficients of friction as the surface area of the contact increased?
As the coefficient of friction is not function of the area or not related to the area of the contact surface so the coefficient of friction remains constant on the increase of the contact area. The coefficient of friction depends upon the material of the friction surfaces only.
What happened to the coefficients of friction as the surface area of the contact increases?
As the coefficient of friction is not function of the area or not related to the area of the contact surface so the coefficient of friction remains constant on the increase of the contact area. The coefficient of friction depends upon the material of the friction surfaces only.
Is coefficient of friction dependent on the size of the perpendicular force?
No. The coefficient depends only on the two surfaces which are in contact.
Constant that depends on the natures of the two surfaces in contact?
This constant is mu; the coefficient of friction.
