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Question
The wind blows a lawn chair that weighs 4 kg into a fence with a force of 8 N. How much reaction force does the fence exert on the chair?(1 point)
Responses

0.5 N
0.5 N

8 N
8 N

2 N
2 N

0 N

1 answer

According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Therefore, the fence will exert a reaction force of 8 N on the lawn chair. So the answer is 8 N.