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PHY 101 PHY 101 Past Questions Objective Question
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Newton's third law states that for every action, there is:
Options
A An equal force in the same direction.
B An equal and opposite reaction that acts on the same body.
C An equal and opposite reaction that acts on a different body.
Correct Answer
D A greater reaction that causes the motion.
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The lecture emphasizes that action and reaction forces act on different bodies. For example, the force the horse exerts on the rope and the force the rope exerts on the horse are an action-reaction pair, acting on different objects.

Hint

If the two forces acted on the same body, they would cancel out and nothing could ever move.

Question Info

Course: PHY 101
Topic: PHY 101 Past Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 473 of 1250
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