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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Chandler Shaffer

28 November, 17:55

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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Alvin · Answer 1

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.

The following four objects sit on a table on earth. which experiences the greatest normal force from the table?a. a book weighing 2 nb. a mug with a mass of 250 gc. a metal pen with a mass of 0.3 kgd. a calculator experiencing a gravitational force of 3.5 kg m/s2

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