Factors Affecting Friction : āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°āĻž āĻāĻžā§°āĻ
- Types of Friction (āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§°) : View Paper
- Friction (āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ) : View Paper
1. Surface Roughness (āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ ā§° ā§°ā§āĻā§āώāϤāĻž)
- Rough surface → More friction : ā§°ā§āĻā§āώ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ → āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ
- Smooth surface → Less friction : āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ → āĻāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ
- Due to interlocking of irregularities : āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻŦā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ
2. Normal Force / Weight (āĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻāύ)
- More weight → More friction : āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāύ → āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ
- Less weight → Less friction : āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻāύ → āĻāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ
- Heavier objects press surfaces more : āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āϤ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§
Key Point (āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻĨāĻž)
Friction depends on : āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻā§° āĻā§°ā§:
- Nature of surface : āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ ā§° āϧ⧰āĻŖ
- Normal force (weight) : āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒ
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MCQs
Q1. Friction is more on: āĻ’āϤ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Smooth surface (b) Rough surface (c) Oily surface (d) Wet surface
Ans: (b) Rough surface
Explanation: Rough surfaces have more irregularities → more friction. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: ā§°ā§āĻā§āώ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āϤ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāϤāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
Q2. Friction decreases when surface is: āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Rough (b) Smooth (c) Heavy (d) Hard
Ans: (b) Smooth
Explanation: Smooth surfaces reduce resistance. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž : āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ ā§ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q3. Friction increases with: āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§ ?
(a) Less weight (b) More weight (c) Smooth surface (d) Oil
Ans: (b) More weight
Explanation: More weight increases normal force → more friction. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻšā§ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§āĨ¤
Q4. Which factor affects friction ? āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻāĻžā§°āĻā§ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°ā§ ?
(a) Color (b) Shape (c) Surface nature (d) Smell
Ans: (c) Surface nature
Explanation: Surface type (rough/smooth) directly affects friction. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ ā§° āϧ⧰āĻŖā§ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q5. A heavy box has: āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻā§° -
(a) Less friction (b) More friction (c) No friction (d) Equal friction
Ans: (b) More friction
Explanation: Heavier object → more force → more friction. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžā§°ā§ āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Short Answer (2–3 Marks)
Friction depends mainly on the nature of surfaces and the normal force. Rough surfaces produce more friction than smooth surfaces. Also, heavier objects create more friction due to greater force.
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Exam Trick:
- Rough surface ↑ Friction → High : ā§°ā§āĻā§āώ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ ↑ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ → āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ
- Smooth surface ↓ Friction → Less : āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ ↓ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ → āĻāĻŽ
- Weight ↑ Friction → High : āĻāĻāύ ↑ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ → āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ
Quick Revision:
Rough = More friction (ā§°ā§āĻā§āώ = āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ)
Smooth = Less friction (āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ = āĻāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ)
Heavy = More friction (āĻāĻžā§°ā§ = āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āώāĻŖ)