Question

A hammer exerts a 32N force on a nail. What is the force the nail exerts on the hammer?

Answer 1

Answer:

32n will be exerted

Explanation:

as we know that according to newtons 3rd law of motion,for every reaction there is equal and opposite reaction,so the force will be same on the nail produced by the hammer

Answer 2

If a hammer exerts a 32N force on a nail, then the nail exerts a force of 32N on the hammer in the direction opposite to that of the hammer.

• According to Newton's third, to every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
• This law represents a certain symmetry in nature: forces always occur in pairs, and one body cannot exert a force on another without experiencing a force itself.
• Therefore, the force always comes in pairs.
• Consider there is two body A and B. When body A exerts a force onto the other body B, then body B will exert the force of same magnitude on body A, but in opposite direction.
• Therefore, when a hammer exerts a force of 32N on a nail, then the nail will also exert a force of 32N on the hammer in the direction opposite to that the hammer exerts on the nail.