A coin flicked across a table will stop, because:

It is heavy

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No force is acting on it

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Earth attracts the coin

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Table exerts a frictional force

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Solution

The correct option is C Table exerts a frictional force
The table exerts a frictional force on the coin in the reverse direction and thus, the coin stops across the table. The force of friction always opposes the applied force.

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