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What happens to static friction when a wooden block is moved with increasing speed on a horizontal surface?

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The value of limiting friction,which is nothing but the maximum of static frictional force and minimum of kinetic frictional force applied by the surface to just start the relative motion , decreases as the block is moved with increasing speed on a horizontal surface.

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