MCQ
A box is placed on three different surfaces "a marble floor, a cardboard sheet, and a sandpaper. The minimum forces required to simply move the box on the surfaces are $F_m,F_c,$ and $F_s$ respectively. The three forces can be arranged in the decreasing order as.
  • A
    $F_C< F_M < F_s$
  • B
    $F_C< F_S < F_M$
  • $F_M < F_C < F_S$
  • D
    $F_S < F_C < F_S$

Answer

Correct option: C.
$F_M < F_C < F_S$
When a body that is resting on a surface is moved along the surface, a static friction is generated between the two contact surfaces. The minimum force required to simply move the body is equal to the magnitude of the generated static friction. The static friction offered by a marble floor is less than that offered by a cardboard sheet and sandpaper. Again, the static friction offered by a cardboard sheet is less than that offered by a sandpaper. Hence, the minimum.

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