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Comment on the Statement 'The Sum of Action and Reaction on a Body is Zero'. - Physics

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Comment on the statement 'the sum of action and reaction on a body is zero'.

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Solution

The given statement is wrong.

Reason: According to Newton's third law of motion, the action and reaction act simultaneously on different bodies. Hence they do not cancel each other.

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Chapter 3: Laws of Motion - Exercise 3 (D) [Page 73]

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Selina Concise Physics [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 3 Laws of Motion
Exercise 3 (D) | Q 14 | Page 73
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