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Difference of the normal force, reaction force and contact force?

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Original post by Mihael_Keehl
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They're all the same thing.
Original post by Zacken
They're all the same thing.


oh ok thank.s
Original post by Zacken
They're all the same thing.


Original post by Mihael_Keehl
oh ok thank.s


Normal force is normal to the surface. Reaction force is the force exerted on the object by the surface (which will be the normal plus any friction, and maybe more that I haven't come across). Contact force, I don't know.
Original post by Renzhi10122
Normal force is normal to the surface. Reaction force is the force exerted on the object by the surface (which will be the normal plus any friction, and maybe more that I haven't come across). Contact force, I don't know.


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