Under what condition can a force act on an object and yet do no work on that object?

A) If the net force on the object is zero.
B) If the force operates at constant (unchanging) power.
C) If the object does not move.
D) If the object moves with no acceleration.
E) Nonsense--any force on an object must do work on that object.


C

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