A player hits a ball with a bat. The action force is the impact of the bat against the ball. The reaction to this force is the
A) air resistance on the ball.
B) grip of the player's hand against the ball.
C) force that the ball exerts on the bat.
D) weight of the bat.
E) weight of the ball.

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According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Therefore, when a player hits a ball with a bat, the reaction to the force of the bat against the ball is the force that the ball exerts back on the bat.

A Player Hits a Ball with a Bat