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Differentiate between contact force and non-contact force. Give examples if applicable.

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S. No.Contact forceNon-contact force
1.The forces in which the two interacting bodies are in physical contact with each other are called contact forces.The forces which do not require a physical contact between the two interacting bodies and act at a distance are called non-contact forces.
2.There are various kinds of contact forces like applied force, normal force, tension, muscular force, collision force, friction and mechanical force.The different types of non-contact forces are magnetic force, electrostatic force and gravitational force.

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