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Explain why a coefficient of friction does not have units of measurement.​

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The coefficient of friction is dimensionless, which means it has no units. It is a scalar, which means that the direction of the force seems to have no effect upon that physical... This coefficient of friction seems to be unitless or we could say a dimensionless ratio of frictional force to normal reaction.

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