DATA SHEET

Activity 5: Friction

ALBAN, RONEL D.
Name: ___________________________________ S 1:30-4:30PM
Class Schedule: _______________

BSEE & CEIT-04-201A

Course & Section: _________________________ 03/20/2021
Date Performed: ______________

I. Experimental Data & Calculations (Exercise A)

Table A. Kinetic Friction

Object(s) Mass (kg) Force of Gravity Normal Force (N) Friction Force (N)
(N) Cancels gravity in
Fg=m(9.8 m/s2, this situation so
downward) same value as Fg
1 box 50 490N 490 94

Man 80 784N 784 150

Girl + 1 Box 90 882N 882 169

Trash can 100 908N 980 188

Man + 1 box 130 1274N 1274 244

Box + trashcan 150 1470N 1470 281

Man + trashcan 180 1764N 1764 338

Refrigerator 200 1960N 1960 500

If the object does not move even with 500N of force, place an X through the data as it means we cannot measure the kinetic friction (not moving)
or find the static friction’s maximum value

y=mx+b model: 136.0508

Coefficient Value based on data: µk = 0.2544

The slope here represents our coefficient of friction (µ) which you can think of as a
measure of the stickiness between two surfaces. It is a measure of the ratio of friction
and normal force. The subscript ‘k’ next to the µ indicates we are talking about kinetic
friction’s coefficient, and an object that is in motion. Simply put, Your slope (m value)
in the graph is the coefficient µk. The formula from the graph is:

Ffk = µk(FN)
Kinetic Friction = coefficient of kinetic friction x Normal Force

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 Questions to Answer (Exercise A):

1. Using your coefficient from the graph (slope), multiply it by the normal
force for the box (490N). What do you get? 124.656N

2. Does your answer in number 1 come out to be 94N? Yes

3. If your coefficient (µ) were 0.25 and the Normal Force were 400N, what
would be the value of the friction force? 100N

II. Experimental Data & Calculations (Exercise B)

Table b. Static Friction

Object(s) Mass (kg) Force of Gravity Normal Force (N) Friction Force (N)
(N) Cancels gravity in
Fg=m(9.8 m/s2, this situation so
downward) same value as Fg
1 box 50 490N 490 135

Man 80 784N 784 212

Girl + 1 Box 90 882N 882 231

Trash can 100 980N 980 294

Man + 1 box 130 1274N 1274 367

Box + trashcan 150 1470N 1470 419

Man + trashcan 180 1764N 1764 500

Refrigerator 200 1960N 1960 500

If the object does not move even with 500N of force, place an X through the data as it means we cannot measure the kinetic friction (not moving)
or find the static friction’s maximum value

y=mx+b model: 25.0285

Coefficient Value based on data: µs = 0.2208

The slope here represents our coefficient of friction (µ) which you can think of as a
measure of the stickiness between two surfaces. It is a measure of the ratio of
friction and normal force. The subscript ‘s’ next to the µ indicates we are talking
about static friction and an object not in motion. Simply put, Your slope (m value) in
the graph is the coefficient µs We can specify it as the formula below.

Ffs = µs(FN)
Static Friction = coefficient of static friction x Normal Force

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Questions to Answer (Exercise B):

1. Using your coefficient from the graph (slope), multiply it by the normal
force for the box (490N). What do you get? 108.192N

2. Does your answer in number 1 come out to be in the 130N to 140N range?
Yes

3. If your coefficient (µ) were 0.25 and the Normal Force were 400N, what
would be the value of the friction force? 100N

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