A block of mass 5 kg is lying on a rough horizontal surface. The coefficient of static and kinetic friction are 0.3 and 0.1 and g=10ms−2. The frictional force on the block is?
A
25N
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B
15N
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C
10N
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D
Zero
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Solution
The correct option is B Zero The frictional force acting on the block is 0.
Frictional force acts only when a net external force acts on the object. And the frictional force acts in the opposite direction of external force preventing the impending motion.