Mushtaq Ahmed MSc (physics)

Friction or fri c tio nal

force
Friction or frictional force
The force that opposes
the motion of moving
objects is called friction
Factors effecting the
friction
•1- Nature (roughness and
smoothness) of the two
surfaces in contact
.
•2- The pressing force
between them or weight
of the body .
•3- Positive and negative
charges of two surfaces
with attract each other.
•4- Resistance of
air
••5-
5- Gravitational
Gravitational force
force of
of
earth.
earth.
 Explanation

•Consider one body is placed on a

table, force is applied in the right
direction.
•Forces acting on the
body
•1-Applied force F in right
hand direction.
•2- Friction f in
leftward direction.
•3- Weight w
downward.
•4- Reaction R
upward.
Kinds of friction
•1-Static friction
•2-limiting friction.
3- kinetic friction or
•Sliding friction.
•4- Rolling friction
1-Static friction

•If we apply force on a body it does

not move, then the friction in it is
called static friction
Limiting
Limitingfriction
friction
•If we go on increasing force on a
static body, a stage will come ,
when the body is about to move,
at this stage the motion of the
body is called limiting friction.
kinetic friction or sliding friction

•After the application of force,

when the body is moving , then
friction present in the body is
called kinetic friction or sliding
friction
Equation
Friction is directly proportional to the reaction of the body
FαR
F=µR where µ is called co-efficent of friction
Where R=w
F=µw
Where w=mg
F=µmg