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According to Newton's second law of motion, the force acting on a body acts in the direction of :

A

Velocity

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Acceleration

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Momentum

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Wind velocity

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Solution

The correct option is B Acceleration
According to Newton's $2^{n d}$ law of motion $F = m a$ and the force acts in the direction of the acceleration.

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