A springbok stands on a cement floor. The springbok\'s hooves do not fall into t

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A springbok stands on a cement floor. The springbok's hooves do not fall into the cement floor due to a. A force of repulsion between the hooves and the floor due to macroscopic gravitational forces. b. The electrical repulsion between the hooves and the floor due to interatomic electrical forces. c. The strong nuclear force creating a force of repulsion between the atoms in the springbok's hooves and the atoms in the floor. d. The weak nuclear force creating a force of repulsion between the leptons in the springbok's hooves and the nucleons in the floor.

Explanation / Answer

There exists a normal force between the hooves and the floor .This normal force is a kind of electrostatic repulsion

So the answer would be b the electrical repulsion between hooves and floor due to interatomic electrical forces

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