MCAT Question of the Day
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    Q:

    		 Which of the following is false regarding the normal force for an object placed on a surface (assume that the system is not accelerating and the only relevant forces are gravitational and normal force)?
    		 

    A

    		 It is a force always perpendicular to the surface of contact

    B

    		 It is a force exerted by the surface onto the object

    C

    		 On a ramp with non-zero angle, its value is less than the value of the gravitational force

    D

    		 It can exceed the gravitational force of an object (mg)



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