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    Normal force is a contact force that acts perpendicular to the surface of contact between two objects. It prevents the penetration of one object through the other. The normal force is exerted by both surfaces in contact and is equal to the force necessary to prevent acceleration through the surface. Inanimate objects like tables exert a normal force through deformation and restoring force much like a spring. When an object is placed on a surface, the surface sags under the weight and exerts an upward restoring force equal to the weight to achieve equilibrium. The normal force can be calculated by taking the sum of the vertical forces (weight, friction, applied forces) and setting it equal to zero.

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    Normal force is a contact force that acts perpendicular to the surface of contact between two objects. It prevents the penetration of one object through the other. The normal force is exerted by both surfaces in contact and is equal to the force necessary to prevent acceleration through the surface. Inanimate objects like tables exert a normal force through deformation and restoring force much like a spring. When an object is placed on a surface, the surface sags under the weight and exerts an upward restoring force equal to the weight to achieve equilibrium. The normal force can be calculated by taking the sum of the vertical forces (weight, friction, applied forces) and setting it equal to zero.

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    Normal force is a contact force that acts perpendicular to the surface of contact between two objects. It prevents the penetration of one object through the other. The normal force is exerted by both surfaces in contact and is equal to the force necessary to prevent acceleration through the surface. Inanimate objects like tables exert a normal force through deformation and restoring force much like a spring. When an object is placed on a surface, the surface sags under the weight and exerts an upward restoring force equal to the weight to achieve equilibrium. The normal force can be calculated by taking the sum of the vertical forces (weight, friction, applied forces) and setting it equal to zero.

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    Normal Force

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    Normal force is a contact force that acts perpendicular to the surface of contact between two objects. It prevents the penetration of one object through the other. The normal force is exerted by both surfaces in contact and is equal to the force necessary to prevent acceleration through the surface. Inanimate objects like tables exert a normal force through deformation and restoring force much like a spring. When an object is placed on a surface, the surface sags under the weight and exerts an upward restoring force equal to the weight to achieve equilibrium. The normal force can be calculated by taking the sum of the vertical forces (weight, friction, applied forces) and setting it equal to zero.

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    NORMAL FORCE

    Normal force is a contact force. If two


    surfaces are not in contact, they can't exert a
    normal force on each other. For example, the
    surfaces of a table and a box cannot exert
    normal forces on each other if they are not in
    contact.
    However, when two surfaces are in contact (e.g. a
    box and a table) they exert a normal force on each
    other, perpendicular to the contacting surfaces.
    This normal force will be as large as necessary to
    prevent the surfaces from penetrating each other.
    The word "normal" in normal force is not
    referring to ordinary or commonplace. The
    "normal" here refers to perpendicular. This is
    because the normal force, usually represented
    with F_nFn​F, start subscript, n, end subscript or
    just NNN, is a force that is directed
    perpendicular to the two surfaces in contact.
    How do inanimate surfaces
    "know" to exert a normal force?
    It makes sense for most
    people that a person would
    have to exert an upward force
    with their hands when
    carrying a heavy bag of dog
    food
    But some people find it
    hard to believe that an
    inanimate object like a
    table can exert an
    upward normal force on
    a bag of dog food
    If there was only a downward force of
    gravity on the dog food, the dog food
    would have to accelerate downward. The
    table must exert an upward force to
    prevent the dog food from falling through
    the table.
    Strangely, if a heavier object is placed on
    a table, the table must exert more
    normal force to prevent the weight from
    passing through the table.
    How does the table know to exert
    just the right amount of force to
    prevent the object from passing
    through it?
    The table "knows" how much force to exert
    based on how much the surface/object is
    compressed or deformed. When solid objects
    deform they typically try to restore
    themselves and "spring back" to their natural
    shape.
    The heavier the weight, the greater the
    deformation, the greater the restoring force
    trying to bring the surface back to its natural
    shape.
    This deformation would be noticeable if the load
    were placed on a card table, but even rigid
    objects deform when a force is applied to them.
    Unless the object is deformed beyond its limit, it
    will exert a restoring force much like a deformed
    spring (or trampoline or diving board).
    So when the load is placed on the table,
    the table sags until the restoring force
    becomes as large as the weight of the
    load. At this point the net external force
    on the load is zero.
    That is the situation when the load is
    stationary on the table. The table sags
    quickly, and the sag is slight so we typically
    do not notice it.
    How do you solve for
    normal force?
    There isn't really a formula made
    specifically for finding the normal force.
    To find the normal force we typically use
    the fact that we know something about
    the acceleration perpendicular to the
    surfaces (since we assume the surfaces
    can't pass through each other).
    Ʃ Fy = 0
    Fn
    Ʃ Fy = Fn – W = 0

    20 KG
    Fn = W or Fn = mg
    Fn = 20Kg(9.8m/s^2)
    Fn =196 N or Kg.m/s^2
    W
    Fa = 300 N Ʃ Fy = 0
    Fn
    Ʃ Fy = Fn – W -Fa = 0

    20 KG
    Fn = mg +Fa
    Fn = 20Kg(9.8m/s^2) + 300N
    Fn =196N + 300N
    Fn =496 N or Kg.m/s^2
    W
    Ft = 120 N Ʃ Fy = 0
    Fn
    Ʃ Fy = Fn – W + Ft = 0

    20 KG
    Fn = mg - Ft
    Fn = 20Kg(9.8m/s^2) - 120N
    Fn =196N - 120N
    Fn = 76 N or Kg.m/s^2
    W
    A person tries to lift a very heavy 70kg rock by
    applying an upward force of 500N, but is
    unable to move it upward. Calculate how
    much additional force was needed to
    lift the rock from the ground.
    An object is resting on a table. The mass of
    the object is 1Kg. Determine the normal
    force exerted on the body by the table.
    Two object is resting on a table. Mass of the
    object 1st is 7kg, mass of the 2nd object is 9Kg.
    Determine the magnitude of the normal force of
    the 2nd object to the first object and the table to
    the 2nd object.
    Incline Plane
    A 2 Kg box is put on the surface of an inclined
    plane at 27 ° with the horizontal. The surface
    of the inclined plane is assumed to be
    frictionless.

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