Physics A-Level
Normal contact force is perpendicular to a surface
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It is balanced by the perpendicular component of weight when there is no acceleration perpendicular to the surface.
Topics that use Normal contact force is perpendicular to a surface
- Scalars and vectors (AQA A-Level)
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