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A small box resting on one edge of the table is struck in such a way that it slides off the other edge, 1 m away, after 2 seconds. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the box and the table

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Important Questions on Friction

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A bag is gently dropped on a conveyor belt moving at a speed of 2 m s-1. The coefficient of friction between the conveyor belt and bag is 0.4. Initially, the bag slips on the belt before it stops due to friction. The distance travelled by the bag on the belt during slipping motion is : [Take g=10 m s-2]
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A block A of mass m1 rests on a horizontal table. A light string connected to it passes over a frictionless pulley at the edge of table and from its other end another block B of mass m2 is suspended. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the table is μk. When the block B is sliding on the table, the tension in string is:
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Frictional forces act in a direction
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A car is negotiating a curved road of radius R . The road is banked at an angle θ. The coefficient of friction between the tyres of the car and the road is μs. The maximum safe velocity on this road is:
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A block placed on the horizontal is pushed momentarily with initial velocity v. The coefficient of friction between the block and surface is μ. Block will come to rest after a time t equal to (g= acceleration due to gravity)
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Given in the figure are two blocks A and B of weight 20 N and 100 N, respectively. These are being pressed against a wall by a force F and kept in equilibrium as shown. If the coefficient of friction between the blocks is 0.1 and between block B and the wall is 0.15, the frictional force applied by the wall on block B is:
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Which of the following surface in contact has maximum coefficient of friction μ?
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When one end of the capillary is dipped in water, the height of the water column is h. The upward force of 105 dyne due to surface tension is balanced by the force due to the weight of the water column. The inner circumference of the capillary is
(Surface tension of water =7×10-2 N m-1)
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A thin motorcyclist rides with sufficient speed in the vertical plane inside a hollow sphere of diameter 20 m to prevent himself from sliding down. If the coefficient of friction is 0.5, then what is the minimum speed of the motor cyclist? (use g=10 m s-2)
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Block A of mass 3 kg rests on another block B of mass 7 kg. The coefficient of friction between A and B is 0.4 while the coefficient of friction between B and the horizontal floor on which B rests is 0.55. Find the force of friction between A and B, when a horizontal force of 50 N is applied on the block B.
(Use g=10 m/s2)
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Assume that a drop of a liquid evaporates by a decrease in its surface energy so that its temperature remains unchanged. The minimum radius of the drop for this to be possible is. (The surface tension is T, the density of the liquid is ρ and L is its latent heat of vaporisation.)
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A heavy box is to be dragged along a rough horizontal floor. To do so, the person A pushes it at an angle 30° from the horizontal and requires a minimum force FA, while the person B pulls the box at an angle 60° from the horizontal and needs minimum force FB. If the coefficient of friction between the box and the floor is 35, the ratio FAFB is
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A rectangular film of liquid is extended from (4 cm×2 cm) to (5 cm×4 cm). If the work done is 3×10-4 J, the value of the surface tension of the liquid is
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A given object takes n times more time to slide down a 45o rough inclined plane as it takes to slide down a perfectly smooth 45o incline. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the object and the incline is:
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The following observations were taken for determining surface tension T of water by capillary method:

diameter of capillary, D=1.25×10-2 m

rise of water, h=1.45×10-2 m

Using g=9.80 m s-2 and the simplified relation T=rhg2×103 N m-1 the possible error in surface tension is closest to:
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In the figure, a ladder of mass m is shown leaning against a wall. It is in static equilibrium making an angle θ with the horizontal floor. The coefficient of friction between the wall and the ladder is μ1 and that between the floor and the ladder is μ2 . The normal reaction of the wall on the ladder is N1 and that of the floor is N2. If the ladder is about to slip, then

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A block A of mass 4 kg is placed on another block B of mass 5 kg, and the block B rests on a smooth horizontal table. If the minimum force that can be applied on A so that both the blocks move together is 12 N, the maximum force that can be applied on B for the blocks to move together will be :
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A uniform rope of total length l is at rest on a table with fraction f of its length hanging (see figure). If the coefficient of friction between the table and the chain is μ, then

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A block of mass 5 kg is (i) pushed in case A and (ii) pulled in case B, by a force F=20 N, making an angle of 30o with the horizontal, as shown in the figures. The coefficient of friction between the block and floor is μ=0.2. The difference between the accelerations of the block, in case B and case A will be:
g=10m s-2
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Consider the system shown below.

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A horizontal force F is applied to a block X of mass 8 kg such that the block Y of mass 2 kg adjacent to it does not slip downwards under gravity. There is no friction between the horizontal plane and the base of the block X. The coefficient of friction between the surfaces of the blocks X and Y is 0.5. Take acceleration due to gravity to be 10 m s-2. The minimum value of F is