Question

a book of weight 20N and is placed on a table what will be the force exerted by the surface of the table on the book and why

Answer 1

An opposite force of 20 N will be applied by the table on that book.
This is due to the third law of motion which states that when one object exerts a force on another object (in this case BOOK) , the second object (TABLE) instantaneously exerts an equal and opposite force on the first.....

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Answer 2

Answer:

Ans.. 20N

Explanation:

According to Newton's third law of motion to every action there is equal and opposite reaction

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