
Starting from rest, the time taken by a body sliding down on a rough inclined plane at 45° with the horizontal is, twice the time taken to travel on a smooth plane of same inclination and same distance. Then the coefficient of kinetic friction is

Important Questions on Friction








Two blocks ( and ) are arranged on a horizontal frictionless table as shown in the figure. The coefficient of static friction between the two blocks is Then the maximum horizontal force that can be applied on the larger block so that the blocks move together is (Round off to the Nearest Integer) [Take as ]

A brick of mass slides down an incline of height and angle If the coefficient of friction of the incline is the velocity of the block at the bottom of the incline is (Assume the acceleration due to gravity is


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






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 block of mass is kept against an accelerating wedge with a wedge angle of to the horizontal. The co-efficient of friction between the block and the wedge is . What is the minimum absolute value of the acceleration of the wedge to keep the block steady. Assume



