When two objects touch, they exert a force on each other.

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The normal force is the force, when anything is resting on any surface that's perpendicular to that surface. And it's going to start to matter a lot when we start thinking about friction and all the rest.

Normal force is the perpendicular component of the force that a surface exerts on an object in contact with it. Normal force is always directed away from the surface. Learn how to determine …

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Now that we've resolved F → g into components in our coordinate system, we can determine the magnitude of the normal force F → n.

Review the key concepts, equations, and skills for friction, including how to find the direction and magnitude of the friction force.

David shows how to determine the normal force for a shoe shoved against a wall with a diagonal force. Created by David SantoPietro.

We can blame the normal force for the pain we feel when running into solid objects. The normal force is the force that surfaces exert to prevent solid objects from passing through each other.

The normal force determines how tightly those surface imperfections are pushed together. The closer the surfaces, the more deeply the “hills” and “valleys” of the surfaces sink into each …