A boy hits a football with some amount of action force. What can be inferred from this scenario?
A
Action and reaction forces act only on the boy’s foot.
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B
Action and reaction forces differ in magnitude.
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C
There won’t be any reaction force.
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D
Reaction force acts on the boy’s foot.
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Solution
The correct option is D
Reaction force acts on the boy’s foot.
According to Newton's third law, if an object A exerts a force on object B, then object B must exert a force of equal magnitude and opposite direction back on object A.
So, if the boy applied action force on football, then football will exert the reaction force on the boy's foot.