Interaction partners
A) are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction and act on the same object.
B) are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction and act on different objects.
C) appear in a free-body diagram for a given object.
D) always involve gravitational force as one partner.
E) act in the same direction on the same object.

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Interaction partners, according to Newton's third law of motion, are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction but act on different objects. This principle explains how forces come in pairs that interact between two distinct entities.

Interaction Partners