If a soccer ball’s mass is 5 kg and a player who weighs 50 kg kicks the soccer ball forwardwith a force of 5 N , how much force does the ball exert on the player’s foot and in whatdirection?

According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that if the player kicks the soccer ball with a force of 5 N forward, the soccer ball will exert the same magnitude of force (5 N) in the opposite direction, which is backward.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

5 N backward.