In an activity, plastic scale gets attracted to paper pieces.
This is an example of _________.

frictional force

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contact force

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gravitational force

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electrostatic force

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Solution

The correct option is D electrostatic force
Frictional force and muscular force is an "example" of contact force, contact force is not a name of a force in itself.
Electrostatic force is an example of non contact force in which two charged body either attract or repel from eachother, here the example is of a plastic scale and paper pieces which are getting attracted to eachother due to difference in electrostatic charges.

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In an activity, plastic scale gets attracted to paper pieces. This is an example of _________.

In an activity, plastic scale gets attracted to paper pieces.
This is an example of _________.