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What is a normal reaction force? Draw a neat labelled diagram showing a normal reaction force acting on a body.
Laws of Motion
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When a body is placed on a surface, the body exerts a force downwards, equal to its weight, on the surface, but the body does not move (or fall) because the surface exerts an equal and opposite force on the body normal to the surface which is called normal reaction force.
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