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title: "Three identical blocks are being pulled or pushed across a rough horizontal surface by force of identical magnitude F, as shown in the drawing below. Rank the kinetic frictional forces that act on the blocks from smallest to greatest. "
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# Three identical blocks are being pulled or pushed across a rough horizontal surface by force of identical magnitude F, as shown in the drawing below. Rank the kinetic frictional forces that act on the blocks from smallest to greatest. 

Three identical blocks are being pulled or pushed across a rough horizontal surface by force of identical magnitude F, as shown in the drawing below. Rank the kinetic frictional forces that act on the blocks from smallest to greatest.

![Diagram](https://nerd-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Screen-Shot-2023-11-24-at-01.14.38-AM.png)

- **A.** A, B, C
- **B.** A, C, B
- **C.** C, A, B
- **D.** B, C, A
- **E.** B, A, C

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