An object of mass m sits on a flat table at rest. The table pushes up on the mass with a force that we call the normal force on the mass. If the normal force is the "action force". What is the "reaction force"? (Give the source, direction and receiver of this "reaction force".)

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An object of mass m sits on a flat table at rest. The table pushes up on the mass with
a force that we call the normal force on the mass. If the normal force is the "action
force". What is the "reaction force"? (Give the source, direction and receiver of this
"reaction force".)
Transcribed Image Text:An object of mass m sits on a flat table at rest. The table pushes up on the mass with a force that we call the normal force on the mass. If the normal force is the "action force". What is the "reaction force"? (Give the source, direction and receiver of this "reaction force".)
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