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  1. Solution: On a flat surface, the normal force on an object is N = mg. Using this, we can calculate the force of friction as follows: F = μN F = μ mg Substituting the values in the equation, we get F = (0.400) (40.0 kg) (9.80 m/s 2) F = 156.8 N The frictional force acting on the boat is 156.8 N.

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  2. Friction. Friction is a contact force. It acts against the movement of an object. There are many examples of where friction is a useful force. For example, friction is why we do not slip when we ...

  3. Friction is a force between two surfaces that are sliding, or trying to slide, across each other. For example, when you try to push a book along the floor, friction makes this difficult. Friction ...

    • Static Friction
    • Kinetic Friction
    • Fluid Friction

    Static friction arises when the object is stationary relative to the surface. If a force tries to displace it, the friction is strong enough to hold the object in its position. The static friction increases with the applied forceuntil it reaches a maximum value. Once the applied force exceeds this value, the object starts to move, and static fricti...

    Kinetic friction arises when the object moves relative to the surface after the applied force overcomes the static friction. Kinetic friction can be of two types. If the object is sliding over the surface, then it experiences sliding friction. If the object rolls over the surface, then it is called rolling friction.

    Fluid friction arises when an object moves through a fluid. It can also occur between two layers of fluid that move relative to one another. The fluid can be gas (e.g., air) or liquid (e.g., water). In some fluids like oil and water, the friction depends on the fluid’s viscosity.

  4. Part of the friction is due to adhesive forces between the surface molecules of the two objects, which explains the dependence of friction on the nature of the substances. For example, rubber-soled shoes slip less than those with leather soles. Adhesion varies with substances in contact and is a complicated aspect of surface physics.

  5. Friction. Friction is a force that opposes motion. It is present whenever two surfaces make contact, such as when you rub your hands together, or when you apply the brakes on a bike or in a car ...

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  7. The force between surfaces in contact that resists their relative tangential motion (slipping). directly proportional to the normal force. Interesting quote…. It was Guillaume Amontons who first established that there existed a proportional relationship between friction force and the mutual pressure (or force) between the bodies in contact.

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