EXPERIMENT V: FRICTION

Jardeleza Von Jeremy S., Basco Eunicia Faye R., Quin Gabriel Mesina, Hilado Brian Cristopher P., Salvador Brian
Cedrick C.
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
School of Civil, Environmental and Geological Engineering
Mapua Institute of Technology, Intramuros Manila

I. ABSTRACT:
Friction is a type of force that is the chief rival of motion because in each instance when an object moves by pushing
it in a surface whether it is horizontal or inclined to an angle. We noticed that as the object proceeds friction will
reduce the velocity of the body or stop it completely. Our primary task is to investigate friction in three key situations
is by getting its average coefficient to be applied finding the angle of repose using it as a stepping stone and lastly find
out the maximum force possible that the object produces which initiates uniform motion.

II. OBJECTIVE:
Our lesson is to be able to comprehend friction by achieving these objectives. First is to be able to execute the
experiment properly and analyzed the data we gathered. Secondly is to calculate the results based from the data we
collected and finally is to be able to critically compare them by getting the percentage based on our computed value
and the value based from the data experimentally.

III. RESULT AND DISCUSSION:

Friction being the main antagonist of motion. We noticed that when you push a box to the right, the it is located at the
left. The principal purpose in our experiment for today is to identify the average coefficient of friction (µ) amid the
contact surfaces as one body moves with uniform motion and to generate a connection between the angle of repose
(Ɵ) and (µ). The angle of repose is the angle that slows down when an object tilts downward because of its own
weight, the angle that is in in the center of the horizontal and the slope is the angle of repose while the coefficient of
friction is the quotient of the force of the friction among two objects and the force that is that is pressing them together.

The first part of our experiment is to pinpoint the coefficient of Friction. We situated the wooden plane parallel to the
plane that is lying flat on the surface, then we measure the weights that is being hang at the string. We supplemented
another weight at the string for every trial. Based on the data that we amassed shows that the blocks tend to create a
constant sliding motion along the plane whenever we add more weight.

The second portion of our experiment is to look the angle of repose. We detached the string that is tied at the block.
Then we slightly incline the plane by modifying its height, the maximum height that it attained while not moving is
the angle of repose. Based on the data that we obtained, the angle is still constant even if we adjust the inclined plane.

In the final portion of our experiment, we achieve the maximum force that causes uniform motion. We adjusted the
angle of the inclined plane at 20 degrees then we adjust the weights of the pan that is hanging in the string until we
observe the uniform upward motion of the block. Upon conducting the experiment and based on the data we obtained,
the coefficient of friction has no relationship upon the area of contact.

We ought to observe the uniform motion of a constant speed for us to gain a constant value in the coefficient of
friction. In law of inertia, if the object is at rest, then it has no net force that is why the velocity is constant. So, the
sum of the horizontal force and vertical force is zero. With this, we can compute the coefficient of friction. To be able
to check whether our experimental value and calculated value align we must validate it by finding the percentage
error.