Question

Consider two objects whose masses are 100 g and 200 g. The smaller object strikes the larger object with a force of 500 N. According to Newton's third law of motion, what force does the larger object exert on the smaller object?
a) 500 N b) 250 N c) 1,500 N d) 1,000 N

Answer 1

Newtons 3.law: action = reaction

So if object 1 exerts a force of 500N on object2, then object 2 exerts an equal and opposite force of 500N on object1.

Answer 2

When the smaller object exerts the amount of force on an object that has more newtons the larger object will exert the same amount of force to stay still.