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f a bat hits a ball, then the bat is pushing the ball. What is the reaction force?
The ball is pushing the bat.
The ball changes direction.
The ball flies through the air.
The ball breaks the bat
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Correct choice: "The ball is pushing the bat."
By Newton's third law, forces come in action–reaction pairs: if the bat exerts a force on the ball, the ball exerts an equal and opposite force on the bat. The other options describe consequences of the interaction (change of direction, flight, breakage), not the reaction force itself.
By Newton's third law, forces come in action–reaction pairs: if the bat exerts a force on the ball, the ball exerts an equal and opposite force on the bat. The other options describe consequences of the interaction (change of direction, flight, breakage), not the reaction force itself.
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