Is it true that contact force is a force that is applied by objects in contact with each other?

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The above statement is True.
Contact force is the force exerted by objects in contact with one another. The contact force acts on the two objects' point of direct contact. This force can be either continuous as a continuous force or momentary as an impulse. Newton's Laws govern contact force. The majority of our interactions in daily life are caused by contact force. Pushing a car up a hill, writing your name with a pen, or picking up a textbook from the table are all examples of contact and continuous force.
$Question Image$ Objects in contact exert a force on one another known as contact force. The point of direct contact between the two objects is where the contact force acts. An example of a contact force is the frictional force.

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