Block on an inclined plane: static and kinetic friction

Tilt a ramp and watch a block start slipping exactly at tan θ = μs. Measure μ from the angle, see friction switch from static to kinetic, and compare a = g(sinθ − μk cosθ).

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What you do in the lab

Change the controls and watch the physics behave in real time in 3D. Live readouts and graphs show the numbers behind it, and the Learn tab has the theory, procedure, observations and viva questions. Works on a phone or a laptop, in English and Hindi.

Topics: friction · incline · Newton's laws

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