A automobile and a baby carriage traveling at the same speed collide head-on. The impact force is
A) greater on the baby carriage.
B) greater on the automobile.
C) the same for both.

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According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that the force exerted by the automobile on the baby carriage is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force exerted by the baby carriage on the automobile, regardless of their masses.

A Automobile and a Baby Carriage Traveling at the Same