Question

5. A baseball player bats a ball with a force of 1,000 N. The ball exerts a reaction force against the bat

Answer 1

Explaining the concept:

Reaction force is the equal and opposite force applied by an object after we apply some force to it

This is explained in the Newton's Third Law of Motion, which says: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction"

This means that any force we apply on an object, it applies the same force on us

Reaction Force exerted by the ball:

We now know what a reaction force is. Now looking at the scenario, we can see that the player applied a force of 1000N on the ball using his bat

The ball will also apply an equal and opposite force on the Bat,

So, the ball will apply a force of 1000N on the Bat

Therefore, Option C is correct