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In Physics / High School | 2025-07-06

Select the correct answer.
A ball hits a wall. What is true about the magnitude of the force experienced by the ball compared with the force experienced by the wall?
A. The ball experiences more force than the wall.
B. The ball experiences less force than the wall.
C. The ball and the wall experience the same force.
D. The ball experiences half the force of the wall.

Asked by arreyon11

Answer (1)

When a ball collides with a wall, both the ball and the wall experience equal magnitudes of force due to Newton's Third Law. This means that if the ball exerts a certain force on the wall, the wall exerts the same amount of force back on the ball. Thus, the correct answer is that the ball and the wall experience the same force. ;

Answered by GinnyAnswer | 2025-07-06