A baseball player bats a ball with a force of 1000 N. The reaction force that the ball exerts against the bat is
A) 1000 N.
B) more than 1000 N.
C) less than 1000 N.
D) impossible to determine.

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According to Newton's third law of motion, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Therefore, if the bat exerts a force of 1000 N on the ball, the ball exerts a force of 1000 N back on the bat.

A Baseball Player Bats a Ball with a Force of 1000