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The following four objects sit on a table on earth. which experiences the greatest normal force from the table?

a. a book weighing 2 n
b. a mug with a mass of 250 g
c. a metal pen with a mass of 0.3 kg
d. a calculator experiencing a gravitational force of 3.5 kg m/s2

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I took the test and got D) correct

User Angus L
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D, because 3.5 kg m/s2 is equal to 356.9 grams. This means that it has the highest weight, and since there is no acceleration, the object with the highest weight will exert the most normal force.
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