Sand is being dropped on a conveyor belt at the rate of $2\,kg/s$. The force necessary to keep the belt moving with a constant speed of $3\,m/s$ will be ........... $N$.

  • A
    $12$
  • B
    $6$
  • C
    $0$
  • D
    $18$

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