Friction
Marked Questions can be used as Revision Questions.
PART - I : SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Section (A) : Kinetic Friction
A-1. Suppose you are running fast in a field. When you suddenly find a snake in front of you, you stop
quickly. Which force is responsible for your deacceleration ?
A-2. In the given diagram find the direction of friction forces on each block and on the ground (Assume all
surfaces are rough and all velocities are with respect to ground).
A-3. The wheel shown in the figure is fixed at ‘O’ and is in contact with a rough surface as shown. The wheel
rotates with an angular velocity . What is the direction and nature of friction force on the wheel and on
the ground.
A-4. In the following figure, find the direction of friction on the blocks and ground.
A-5. In the following figure, find the direction and nature of friction on the block.
A-6. A block is shot with an initial velocity 5ms –1 on a rough horizontal plane. Find the distance covered by
the block till it comes to rest. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and plane is 0.1.
Section (B) : Static Friction
B-1. The person applies F force horizontally on the smaller block as shown in figure. The coefficient of static
friction is between the blocks and the surface. Find the force exerted by the vertical wall on mass M.
What is the value of action-reaction forces between m and M?
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B-2. In the given figure a monkey of mass m is climbing up a rope hanging from the roof with acceleration a.
The coefficient of static friction between the body of the monkey and the rope is . Find the direction
and value of friction force on the monkey.
B-3. In the figure shown calculate the angle of friction. The block is just about to slide. Take g = 10 m/s2.
B-4. What is the minimum value of force (in following two cases) required to pull a block of mass m on a
horizontal surface having coefficient of friction ? Also find the angle this force makes with the horizontal.
(a) If force is parallel to horizontal surface
(b) If force is in any direction (Also find the angle this force makes with the horizontal.)
Section (C) : Miscellaneous Questions
C-1. A body of mass 5 kg is kept on a rough horizontal surface. It is found that the body does not slide if a
horizontal force less than 30 N is applied to it. Also it is found that it takes 5 seconds to slide throughout
the first 10 m if a horizontal force of 30 N is applied and the body is gently pushed to start the motion.
Taking g= 10 m/s2, calculate the coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the block and the
surface.
C-2. In the given figures find the accelerations and the friction forces involved :
(i) (ii)
(iii) (iv)
PART - II : ONLY ONE OPTION CORRECT TYPE
Section (A) : Kinetic Friction
A-1. Starting from rest a body slides down a 45º inclined plane in twice the time it takes to slide down the
same distance in the absence of friction. The co-efficient of friction between the body and the inclined
plane is:
(A) 0.75 (B) 0.33 (C) 0.25 (D) 0.80
A-2. A wooden block of mass m resting on a rough horizontal table (coefficient of friction = ) is pulled by a
force F as shown in figure. The acceleration of the block moving horizontally is :
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F cos F sin
(A) (B)
m M
F
(C) (cos + sin ) − g (D) none
m
A-3. Two blocks m1 = 4kg and m2 = 2kg, connected by a weightless rod on a plane having inclination of
37° as shown in figure. The coefficients of dynamic friction of m 1 and m2 with the inclined plane are
= 0.25. Then the common acceleration of the two blocks and the tension in the rod are : [JEE 1979]
(A) 4 m/s2, T = 0 (B) 2 m/s2, T = 5 N (C) 10 m/s2, T = 10 N (D) 15 m/s2, T = 9N
Section (B) : Static Friction
B-1. If the normal force is doubled, the co-efficient of friction is :
(A) halved (B) doubled (C) tripled (D) not changed
B-2. A box 'A' is lying on the horizontal floor of the compartment of a train running along horizontal rails from
left to right. At time 't', it decelerates. Then the resultant contact force R by the floor on the box is given
best by :
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
B-3. A cart of mass M has a block of mass m attached to it as shown in the figure. Co-efficient of friction
between the block and cart is . What is the minimum acceleration of the cart so that the block m does
not fall?
(A) g (B) /g (C) g/ (D) none
B-4. A block of mass 1 kg lies on a horizontal surface in a truck. The coefficient of static friction between the
block and the surface is 0.6 If the acceleration of the truck is 5 m/s 2, the frictional force acting on the
block is : [JEE 1984]
(A) 5 N (B) 6 N (C) 10 N (D) 15 N
B-5. A block of mass 2 kg rests on a rough inclined plane making an angle of 30° with the horizontal. The coefficient
of static friction between the block and the plane is 0.7. The frictional force on the block is : [IIT 1980]
(A) 9.8 N (B) 0.7 × 9.8 3 N (C) 9.8 × 7 N (D) 0.8 × 9.8 N
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B-6. Two masses A and B of 10 kg and 5 kg respectively are connected with a string passing over a
frictionless pulley fixed at the corner of a table as shown. The coefficient of static friction of A with table
is 0.2. The minimum mass of C that may be placed on A to prevent it from moving is
(A) 15 kg (B) 10 kg (C) 5 kg (D) 12 kg
Section (C) : Miscellaneous Questions
C-1. A 60 kg body is pushed horizontally with just enough force to start it moving across a floor and the
same force continues to act afterwards. The coefficient of static friction and sliding friction are 0.5 and
0.4 respectively. The acceleration of the body is :
(A) 6 m/s2 (B) 4.9 m/s2 (C) 3.92 m/s2 (D) 1 m/s2
C-2. A force F = t is applied to block A as shown in figure. The force is applied at t = 0 seconds when the
system was at rest and string is just straight without tension. Which of the following graphs gives the
friction force between B and horizontal surface as a function of time ‘t’.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
C-3. A plank of mass m 1 = 8 kg with a bar of mass m 2 = 2 kg placed on its rough surface, lie on a smooth
floor of elevator ascending with an acceleration g/4. The coefficient of friction is µ = 1/5 between m 1 and
m2. A horizontal force F = 30 N is applied to the plank. Then the acceleration of bar and the plank in the
reference frame of elevator are :
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(A) 3.5 m/s2, 5 m/s2 (B) 5 m/s2, m/s2 (C) 2.5 m/s2, m/s2 (D) 4.5 m/s2, 4.5m/s2
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C-4. A man of mass m is applying a horizontal force to slide a box of mass m on a rough horizontal surface.
It is known that the man does not slide. The coefficient of friction between the shoes of the man and the
floor is µ and between the box and the floor is µ. In which of the following cases it is certainly not
possible to slide the box?
(A) > , m < m (B) < , m < m (C) < , m > m (D) > , m > m
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PART - III : MATCH THE COLUMN
1. In the given figure find the accelerations of blocks A and B for the following cases (g = 10 m/s2)
Column- Column-
(A) 1 = 0 and 2 = 0.1 (p) aA = aB = 9.5 m/s2
(B) 2 = 0 and 1 = 0.1 (q) aA = 9 m/s2, aB = 10 m/s2
(C) 1 = 0.1 and 2 = 1.0 (r) aA = aB = g = 10 m/s2
(D) 1 = 1.0 and 2 = 0.1 (s) aA = 1, aB = 9 m/s2
2. Column II gives certain situations involving two blocks of mass 2 kg and 4 kg. The 4 kg block lies on a
smooth horizontal table. There is sufficient friction between both the blocks and there is no relative
motion between the blocks in all situation. Horizontal forces act on one or both blocks as shown.
Column I gives certain statement related to figures given in column II. Match the statements in column I
with the figure in column II.
Column- Column-
2kg
(A) Magnitude of frictional force is maximum. (p)
4kg 12N
2kg 12N
(B) Magnitude of friction force is least. (q)
4kg
2kg 6N
(C) Friction force on 2 kg block is towards right. (r)
4kg 6N
8N 2kg
(D) Friction force on 2 kg block is towards left. (s)
4kg 20N
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EXERCISE-1
PART - I
Section (A) :
A-1. Frictional force, which is a type of electromagnetic force.
A–2
A–3
Kinetic friction is involved.
A-4.
A-5. Up the incline, kinetic friction.
A-6. 12.5 m
Section (B) :
B-1. action-reaction force between M and vertical wall
N = 0 for F (M+m)g
N= F– (M+m)g for F > (M+m)g
action-reaction force between m and M
N = F – mg for F > mg
and N = 0 for F < mg
1
B-2. Upwards, f = m(g+a) B-3. = tan–1
2
mg
B-4. (a) mg (b) , tan–1 .
1+ 2
Section (C) :
C-1. s = 0.60, k = 0.52
C-2. (i) aA = 3 m/s2, aB = 0 , fAB = 0 , fBG = 0
(ii) aA = 1 m/s2 , aB = 0 , fAB = 25N , fBG = 25N
(iii) aA = 5 m/s2 ; aB = 10 m/s2 ; fAB = 25N ; fBG = 75N
(iv) aA = 1m/s2 ; aB = 1m/s2 ; fAB = 5N ; fBG = 75N
PART - II
Section (A)
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A-1. (A) A-2. (C) A-3. (A)
Section (B)
B-1. (D) B-2. (C) B-3. (C)
B-4. (A) B-5. (A) B-6. (A)
Section (C)
C-1. (D) C-2. (A) C-3. (C)
C-4. (B)
PART - III
1. (A) – r ; (B) – q ; (C) – p ; (D) – s
2. (A) – s ; (B) – r ; (C) – p, s ; (D) – q, r
