Q 9. Two buckets of different surface areas and the same weight are being pushed on the floor. The friction exerted by the floor on the bucket having a larger surface area will be _________ the bucket having smaller surface area. More than Less than Equal to ( this was my answer which was wrong) Twice ( this is the correct answer) Solution As friction only depends on the weight and not on the area of contact, friction experienced by both buckets is the same. Sir/Madam In the video which I saw regarding chapter Friction, It says that friction doesn't depend on the area of the object but here it says 'As friction only depends on the weight and not on the area of contact, friction experienced by both buckets is the same. ' Please explain me briefly.

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Q 9. Two buckets of different surface areas and the same weight are being pushed on the floor. The friction exerted by the floor on the bucket having a larger surface area will be _________ the bucket having smaller surface area. More than Less than Equal to ( this was my answer which was wrong) Twice ( this is the correct answer) Solution As friction only depends on the weight and not on the area of contact, friction experienced by both buckets is the same. Sir/Madam In the video which I saw regarding chapter Friction, It says that friction doesn't depend on the area of the object but here it says "As friction only depends on the weight and not on the area of contact, friction experienced by both buckets is the same. " Please explain me briefly.

Asked by Kiran | 07 Jun, 2019, 11:49: AM

Expert Answer

The concept explained in video is correct. There was a technical issue which has been resolved. The answer to the question has been corrected. The explanation is correct. The friction experienced by the two buckets is same. So, the correct option is (C) i.e.equal to

Answered by Shiwani Sawant | 11 Jun, 2019, 02:41: PM