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2 years ago

Which surface produces the least friction when someone walks on it

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Alika [10]2 years ago

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Answer: B Ice

The friction depends on the texture of the surface. A rough surface has more friction. The carpet or wooden surface that we usually walk on have fairly enough friction. We don't slip on sand also much but to walk on ice it requires spokes as you also see while doing ice skating it is very difficult to stand on ice. This is because of low friction on ice floor.

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The clothes washe power consumption (PC) is 470 kWh

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