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EXPERIMENT NO

AIM To study the relation between force of limiting friction and normal reaction and to find the coefficient of
friction between surface of a moving block and that of a horizontal surface.

APPARATUS AND MATERIAL REQUIRED A wooden block with a hook, a horizontal plane with a glass or
laminated table top (the table top itself may be used as a horizontal plane), a frictionless pulley which can be
fixed at the edge of the horizontal table/plane, spirit level, a scale, pan, thread or string, spring balance, weight
box and five masses of 100 g each.
PRINCIPLE
The maximum force of static friction, i.e., limiting friction, FL, between two dry, clean and unlubricated solid
surfaces is found to obey the following empirical laws:
(i) The limiting friction is directly proportional to the normal reaction, R, which is given by the total weight W
of the body.The line of action is same for both W and R for horizontal surface,
FL ∝ R ⇒ FL = µLR i.e. µL = FL / R
Thus, the ratio of the magnitude of the limiting friction, FL , to the magnitude of the normal force, R, is a
constant known as the coefficient of limiting friction (µL ) for the given pair of surfaces in contact.
Diagram:

Procedure
1. Find the range and least count of the spring balance.
2. Measure the mass (M) of the given wooden block with hooks on its sides and the scale pan (m) with the help
of the spring balance.
3. Place the wooden block on the horizontal plane and pull it with the help of spring balance till it just begins to
move .take the reading from the spring balance.
4. Put some mass on the wooden block and repeat the experiments for several slotted masses.
Ensure that the spring balance is horizontal and soes not touch the table.
repeat the experiments for a minimum of five observations which is required for plotting a graph between FL
and R.
OBSERVATIONS
S.No. Weight on the wooden block (W=R) Applied force (F) = Limiting µL = FL / R
(kgwt) friction FL
(kgwt)
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GRAPH

Draw a line parallel to x-axis through point A and another line parallel to y-axis through point B. Let point Z be
the point of intersection of these two lines. Then, the slope µL of straight line graph AB would be

RESULT
The value of coefficient of limiting friction µL between surface of wooden block and the table-top (laminated
sheet/glass) is: (i) From calculation = ...
(ii) From graph = ..

PRECAUTIONS 1. Surface of the table should be horizontal and dust free. 2. Thread connecting wooden block
and pulley should be horizontal. 3. Friction of the pulley should be reduced by proper oiling. 4. Table top
should always be tapped gently.

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