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Q.Consider following forces: (w) Force due to tension along a string,

(x) Normal force given by a surface, (y) Force due to air resistance and (z) Buoyant force or upthrust given by a fluid. Which of these are electromagnetic forces? (A) Only w, y and z (B) Only w, x and y (C) Only x, y and z (D) All four.
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All contact-type forces experienced in daily life -- tension in a string, normal reaction from a surface, air/fluid resistance (viscous drag), and buoyant force (upthrust) -- ultimately arise from electromagnetic interactions between molecules: intermolecular bonds stretching (tension), molecules repelling on compression (normal force), and pressure differences due to molecular collisions (air resistance and buoyancy alike). None of these four is a separate fundamental force; all reduce, at the microscopic level, to the electromagnetic interaction. [!ANSWER] (D) All four.

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