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5.3 Friction Investigations<br />

Friction generates heat as energy conversion from mechanical energy to<br />

thermal energy. Sliding friction is a force that acts on one body sliding over<br />

another. The maximum force of friction that one body is capable of exerting<br />

over another is directly proportional to the normal, or perpendicular force with<br />

which the bodies are pressed together. This proportionality is called the<br />

coefficient of friction and the equation for sliding friction is:<br />

f = μ N<br />

where:<br />

f<br />

μ<br />

N<br />

= the maximum force of friction.<br />

= the coefficient of friction.<br />

= the normal force with which the two bodies are pressed together.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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