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Which of the following is a non contact force?

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muscular
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electrostatic attraction
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elastic spring force
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friction force
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Solution

The correct option is B electrostatic attraction
Coulomb electrostatic force of attraction acts between the two bodies which are separated by a finite distance, hence it is non contact force since the two bodies need not to be in contact with each other whereas the rest of the forces are contact forces.

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