Question

A boy of mass 50 kg standing on ground exerts a force of 500 N on the ground. The force exerted by the ground on the boy will be :

(a) 50 N
(b) 25000 N
(c) 10 N
(d) 500 N

Answer 1

(d) 500 N
This is because the ground exerts an equal and opposite force on the boy.