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A BB is shot from a BB gun. The force experienced by the gun from the bullet and the force experienced by the bullet from the gun are ______________.


equal in opposite directions
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equal in the same direction
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unequal in the same direction
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unequal in opposite directions

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equal in opposite directions

Explanation: by Newton's third law, the force the gun exerts on the BB and the force the BB exerts on the gun are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. (They act on different objects, so they don't cancel each other.)