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On which three factors does friction depends to move a stationary object

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Friction depends on the following factors :

  1. Force exerted by the body on the surface. This force acts normal to the surface area of contact. The normal may be equal to the weight of the body.
  2. Contact surface. If they were rough then friction between their surface is more and
  3. if their surface are smooth then friction between them are less .

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