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What are the primary forces that act upon a baseball and a bat during their collision with each other?



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The force of ball on bat and the force of gravity on ball
The force of ball on bat and the force of gravity on ball

The force of gravity on the bat and the force of friction on the ball
The force of gravity on the bat and the force of friction on the ball

The normal force of the ball and the force of friction on the bat
The normal force of the ball and the force of friction on the bat

The force of ball on bat and the force of the bat on ball

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The force of the ball on the bat and the force of the bat on the ball.

(They are the equal and opposite contact forces during the collision — the normal/contact force is primary; friction can also act to produce spin.)