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Newton's first law states that a body in motion will remain in that same motion unless acted upon by a force. If a mass is sliding on the ice it exerts a force down upon the ice. There is a frictional force is the one that acts to slow the mass down, and it is equal to a coefficient of the frictional surfaces X the downward force upon the surface. While ice, especially smooth ice will contribute to a small coefficient of friction as opposed to concrete or wood the effect is there. This frictional force of ice exists and will act to slow down the object. The heavier the object the faster it will be able to be slowed down. And the substance of the object contributes to the coefficient too. All according to the laws of Newton.

It should also be mentioned that the coefficient of friction between the ice and the object depends of lots of things besides the smooth ice, such as the material that is moving the ice, the temperature of both ice and the moving object, any surface films such as water or oil etc.

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