Mohan hits a cricket ball which hits the glass of a window of a nearb...
Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion: - According to Newton, whenever objects A and B interact with each other, they exert forces upon each other. When you sit in your chair, your body exerts a downward force on the chair, and the chair exerts an upward force on your body. There are two forces resulting from this interaction - a force on the chair and a force on your body. These two forces are called action and reaction forces and are the subject of Newton's third law of motion. Formally stated, Newton's third law is:
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Thus, according to Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion for the above collision between the ball and the glass, we can conclude as the force exerted by the ball on the glass as ACTION and the force exerted by the glass on the ball as REACTION.
Hence ACTION = REACTION.
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Mohan hits a cricket ball which hits the glass of a window of a nearb...
The correct answer is option 'C' - The force exerted by the ball on the glass is equal to the force exerted by the glass on the ball.
Explanation:
When the cricket ball hits the glass of the window, it exerts a force on the glass and the glass exerts an equal and opposite force on the ball. This is known as Newton's third law of motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
- Newton's Third Law of Motion:
According to Newton's third law of motion, the force exerted by object A on object B is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the force exerted by object B on object A.
- Force Exerted by the Ball on the Glass:
When the ball hits the glass, it exerts a force on the glass. This force is directed towards the glass and is responsible for causing the ball to reverse its direction. The magnitude of this force depends on factors such as the speed and mass of the ball.
- Force Exerted by the Glass on the Ball:
Simultaneously, the glass exerts a force on the ball. This force is directed away from the glass and is responsible for causing the ball to reverse its direction and fall to the ground. The magnitude of this force is equal to the force exerted by the ball on the glass, but it acts in the opposite direction.
- Equal and Opposite Forces:
According to Newton's third law, the force exerted by the ball on the glass and the force exerted by the glass on the ball are equal and opposite. This means that the force exerted by the ball on the glass is equal to the force exerted by the glass on the ball.
- Glass not Breaking:
Since the glass does not break, it suggests that the force exerted by the ball on the glass is not strong enough to overcome the strength or toughness of the glass. This could be due to various reasons such as the velocity of the ball, the thickness of the glass, or the material properties of the glass.
Thus, in this scenario, the force exerted by the ball on the glass is equal to the force exerted by the glass on the ball.