
Consider the system shown in figure. The wall is smooth, but the surfaces of blocks and in contact are rough. The friction on due to in equilibrium is


Important Questions on Friction



The coefficient of static friction between two blocks is and the table is smooth. The maximum horizontal force that can be applied to move the blocks together is _______ (take












A slab B rests on a frictionless floor as shown in the figure. A block A rests on top of the slab- B. The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the block A and the slab B are and respectively. When block-A is acted upon by a horizontal force of , as shown, find the resulting acceleration of the slab- B.




As shown in the figure, a block of mass is kept on a horizontal rough surface of coefficient of friction . The critical force to be applied on the vertical surface as shown at an angle with horizontal such that it does not move, will be . The value of will



Given in the figure are two blocks and of weight and , respectively. These are being pressed against a wall by a force and kept in equilibrium as shown. If the coefficient of friction between the blocks is and between block and the wall is , the frictional force applied by the wall on block is:

