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Table 1: Applied Force Required to Slide Cup Cup Material Force Applied F 1 m 1

ID: 534 • Letter: T

Question



Table 1: Applied Force Required to Slide Cup

Cup Material

Force Applied F1

m1 = 300 g water

Force Applied F2

M2 = 150 g water

F1 / FN1


F2 / FN2






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Paper

F1

m1 = 150 g water

F2

m1 = 100 g water

F1 / FN1


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Questions:

What happened to your applied force Fapp as you decreased the amount of water in the cup?



Assume the mass to be exactly equal to the mass of water. Calculate the normal force (FN) for 300 g, 150 g, and 100 g. Use these values to compute the ratio of the Applied Force (Fapp) to the Normal Force (Fn). Place these values in the rightmost column of Table 1.  



What do these last two columns represent?  What is the ratio of the normal forces F1 / F300? Compare this to your values for F2/ F150, and F3/F100. What can you  conclude about the ratio between the Force Normal and the Force Friction?


FN= mg
FN (300 g) = _________kg

Cup Material

Force Applied F1

m1 = 300 g water

Force Applied F2

M2 = 150 g water

F1 / FN1


F2 / FN2






Plastic





















Avg:

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Styrofoam





















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Paper

F1

m1 = 150 g water

F2

m1 = 100 g water

F1 / FN1


F2 / FN2






















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Avg:

Surface Description





Explanation / Answer

5. Yes, because an increase in ? produces a corresponding increase in F, thus, the greater the value of ?, the more force is required to overcome friction.