According to Newton's Third Law, if a hammer puts a force of 200 N on a nail, how much force does the nail put back on the hammer?

Question

a
200 N
b
-200 N
c
50 N
d
150 N
Question 12
Two bodies in contact experience forces in ________.

a
Same direction
b
Five different directions
c
Perpendicular directions
d
Opposite directions

Answer 1

According to Newton's Third Law, if a hammer puts a force of 200 N on a nail, the nail puts back an equal and opposite force on the hammer. Therefore, the answer to the first question is:

a 200 N.

For the second question, two bodies in contact experience forces in:

d Opposite directions.

This is consistent with Newton's Third Law, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.