Angle of friction is the
A. Angle between normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and the limiting friction
B. Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction
C. The ratio of minimum friction force to the friction force acting when the body is just about to move
D. The ratio of minimum friction force to friction force acting when the body is in motion
Answer: Option A
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The weight of a body is due to
A. Centripetal force of earth
B. Gravitational pull exerted by the earth
C. Force of attraction experienced by par-ticles
D. Gravitational force of attraction towards the centre of the earth
The product of either force of couple with the arm of the couple is called
A. Resultant couple
B. Moment of the forces
C. Resulting couple
D. Moment of the couple
A. Density of metal can’t be determined
B. Metal is twice as dense as water
C. Metal will float in water
D. Metal is twice as dense as unknown fluid
Coulomb friction is the friction between
A. Bodies having relative motion
B. Two dry surfaces
C. Two lubricated surfaces
D. Solids and liquids
Tan ○ = coefficient of friction = F / R
where ○ = Angle of friction
F = Resultant force between Normal
reaction force (R) & limiting friction