When we try to push a very heavy box kept on ground, it does not move at all. Which force is preventing this box to move forward? Where does this force act?

When we try to push a very heavy box kept on the ground, it does not move at all because friction force is preventing this box to move forward. This friction force acts in the opposite direction to the applied force as illustrated in the diagram below:

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Updated on: 10-Oct-2022

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