Friction

Friction Is a force that occurs when two surfaces come in contact with each other that opposes relative motion The coefficient of friction is a measure of how easily one object moves relative to another… high coefficient of friction means a lot of friction between the surfaces…i.e. greater resistance to motion

The normal force The normal force is defined as the net force compressing two parallel surfaces together; and its direction is perpendicular to the surfaces. In the simple case of a mass resting on a horizontal surface, the only component of the normal force is the force due to gravity, where . In this case, the magnitude of the friction force is the product of the mass of the object, the acceleration due to gravity, and the coefficient of friction. N=mg If an object is on a level surface and the force tending to cause it to slide is horizontal, the normal force between the object and the surface is just its weight on a tilted surface such as an inclined plane, the normal force is less, because less of the force of gravity is perpendicular to the face of the plane. Therefore, the normal force, and ultimately the frictional force, is determined using vector analysis

Coefficient of friction, μ Is measured experimentally Is based on the type of material describes the ratio of the force of friction between two bodies and the force pressing them together