NormalForceandFriction

1)Whatistherelationshipbetweenthecoefficientofstaticfrictionandthecoefficientofkinetic
frictioninyourtrials?Isonelargerorsmallerthantheother?Ifso,why?

Coefficientofstaticfrictionisthemaximumfrictionforcebeforeitmove.Thecoefficient
ofkineticfrictionistheminimumfrictionforcetokeepitmoving.Basedonthislabthecoefficient
ofstaticfrictionisbiggerthanthecoefficientofkineticfriction.Ibelievethisisbasedonthefact
thatittakemoreforcetogetsomethingmovingthenmoveitinaconsentrate.Inconclusionthe
coefficientofstaticfrictionwillalwaybegreaterthanthecoefficientofkineticfriction.

2)Whatisthenumericalvaluefortheslopeofyourgraph?Whatdoesitrepresent?

Slopeisaverageofthegraphinaway.Itshowsthemiddlegroundofthedata.The
numericalvaluefortheslopeofKineticFrictionis0.1908957416.Thenumericalvalueforthe
slopeofStaticFrictionis0.3524229075.Thesenumericalvaluerepresentthechangeoffriction
asnormalforceincrease.

3)Compareyourcalculatedaveragecoefficientoffriction(forbothkineticandstatic)tothetwo
graphyoumade

Asthelabshowedbeforestaticfrictionwillalwaysbegreaterthankineticfriction.The
averagecoefficientoffrictionforkineticwas0.1670337739.Theaveragecoefficientoffriction
staticfrictionwas0.3221365639.Averagecanbefoundaddingallthedatafromeachfourtrails
anddividingitbyfour.Theaverageofthesetwocoefficientsfurtherprovethepointthatitshard
tostartmovingthenitistomove.

SurfaceTextureandFriction

1)Howdoesyournumericalassessmentofthestaticfrictioncomparetotheslopeofyour
graph?Shouldtheybethesameordifferent?

FromthelabthedataforstaticfrictionthatIreceived3.3foroneblockand5fortwo
blocks.Theslopeforthisgraphis0.7488986784.Thisisclearlyverydifferentanditshouldbe
thisway.Thereasonfortheresulttobesodifferentisthelackofdata.Iftheirwasmoretrailsthe
datawouldbewaymorepinpoint.

2)HowdoesthevalueyoudeterminedforstaticfrictioninPartAcomparetothatinPartB?Why
doyouthinkthisisso?Whatdoesthistellyouabouttherelationshipbetweentheforceoffriction
andsurfacetexture?

InpartAoneblocksstaticfrictionwas.7.Howeverwithsurfacetexturethestaticfriction
is3.3.ThestaticfrictioninPartBismuchgreater.Ibelievethisisthecasebecausesurface
textureisaforceonitownthatreacttothenormalforce.Thistellmethethestrongerthe
surfacetexture,thestrongertheforceoffriction.

SurfaceAreaandFriction

1)HowdoesthevalueforstaticfrictionforthenarrowsurfaceinPartCcomparetothatofthe
widersurfaceinPartB?Whatdoesthistellyouaboutrelationshipbetweentheforceoffriction
andsurfacearea?

ThevalueforstaticfrictionforthenarrowsurfaceinPartCis2.6.Thevalueforwider
surfaceinPartBis3.3.Thedataisinterestingbecauseyouwouldthinkifitsthemasswas
morefocusedonasmallerpointtherewouldbemorefiction.Howeverthatisnotthecasethis
thewidersurfacehadthemostfriction.Thistellmewhenitsmorespendoutitwillhavegreater
friction.

Block
Weight
(N)
Additional
Mass(kg)
Additional
Weight
(N)
Normal
Force
(N)
Static
Friction(N)
Coefficient
ofS.
Friction
Kinetic
Friction(N)
CoefficientofK.
Friction
2.27 0 0 2.27 0.7
0.30837004
4052863 0.3 0.13215859030837

2.27 0.2313 2.27 4.54 1.5
0.33039647
5770925 0.7 0.154185022026432

2.27 0.463 4.54 6.81 2.1
0.30837004
4052863 1.4 0.205580029368576

2.27 0.694 6.81 9.08 3.1
0.34140969
1629956 1.6 0.176211453744493

Average
0.32213656
3876652 Average 0.167033773861968

Block
Weight
(N)
Normal
Force(N)
Static
Friction
(N)
Coefficie
ntof
S.F.

Block
Weight(N)
NormalForce
(N) StaticFriction(N)
Coefficient
ofS.
Friction
2.27 2.27 3.3
1.45374
4493392
07

2.27 2.27 2.6

1.1453744
4933921
4.54 4.54 5
1.10132
1585903
08

Average
1.27753
3039647
58