A Book Is Placed on a Flat Horizontal Table

question 49

Multiple Choice

A book is placed on a flat horizontal table.The table exerts a normal force on the book.The origin of the normal force in terms of the fundamental forces is

• A)gravitational force.
• B)electromagnetic force.
• C)weak nuclear force
• D)strong nuclear force
• E)all the four forces

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