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The coefficient of static friction, μ s , between block A of mass 2kg and the table as shown in figure is 0.1. What would be the maximum mass value of block B so that the two blocks do not move? The string and the pulley are assumed to be smooth and massless. (Take g = 10 m/s2)

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Important Questions on Friction

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A block of mass 10 kg starts sliding on a surface with an initial velocity of 9.8 ms-1. The coefficient of friction between the surface and block is 0.5. The distance covered by the block before coming to rest is :[use g=9.8 ms-2]
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A block of mass m slides along a floor while a force of magnitude F is applied to it at an angle θ as shown in figure. The coefficient of kinetic friction is μK. Then, the block's acceleration a is given by : (g is acceleration due to gravity)

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What is the maximum force F that can be applied on block m1, so that both m1 & m2 will move together? There is no friction between m1 and the horizontal table. The coefficient of friction between 'm1' and 'm2' is μ.
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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 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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Which of the following is a self adjusting force?
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A solid cylinder of mass m is wrapped with an inextensible light string and, is placed on a rough inclined plane as shown in the figure. The frictional force acting between the cylinder and the inclined plane is:

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[The coefficient of static friction, μs, is 0.4 ]

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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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A uniform chain of length L is lying partly on a table, the remaining part hanging down from the edge of the table. If the coefficient of friction between the chain and the table is 0.5, what is the minimum length of the chain that should lie on the table, to prevent the chain from slipping down to the ground?
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Meena applies the front brakes while riding on her bicycle along a flat road. The force that slows her bicycle is provided by the
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A block is placed on a parabolic shape ramp given by equation y=x220. If the coefficient of static friction μs is 0.5, then what is the maximum height above the ground at which the block can be placed without slipping?
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Put a uniform meter scale horizontally on your extended index fingers with the left one at 0.00 cm and the right one at 90.00 cm. When you attempt to move both the fingers slowly towards the center, initially only the left finger slips with respect to the scale and the right finger does not. After some distance, the left finger stops and the right one starts slipping. Then the right finger stops at a distance xR from the center (50.00 cm) of the scale and the left one starts slipping again. This happens because of the difference in the frictional forces on the two fingers. If the coefficients of static and dynamic friction between the fingers and the scale are 0.40 and 0.32, respectively, the value of xR (in cm) is___________.
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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 one of the following statements is incorrect?
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A plank with a box on it at one end is gradually raised about the other end. As the angle of inclination with the horizontal reaches 30°, the box starts to slip and slides 4.0 m down the plank in 4.0 s. The coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the box and the plank will be, respectively:
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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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A box when dropped from a certain height reaches the ground with a speed v . When it slides from rest from the same height down a rough inclined plane inclined at an angle 45o to the horizontal, it reaches the ground with a speed v3 . The coefficient of sliding friction between the box and the plane is (acceleration due to gravity is 10 m s-2 )
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An inclined plane is bent in such a way that the vertical cross-section is given by y=x24, where y is in vertical and x in horizontal direction. If the upper surface of this curved plane is rough with coefficient of friction μ=0.5, the maximum height in cm at which a stationary block will not slip downward is________cm.
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A block of mass 100 kg attached to a massless rope and the second end of the rope is pulled up by 2 men along a rough inclined plane of coefficient of friction 0.2 inclined at 37° with the horizontal. If they exert their maximum force for the block to just start moving up, the force exerted by each of them is, (Acceleration due to gravity =10 m s-2, tan 37°0.75)
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A block of mass m is placed on a surface with a vertical cross section given by y=x36. If the coefficient of friction is 0.5, the maximum height above the ground at which the block can be placed without slipping is