Question

Take a small stone. Hold it in your hand. Which forces are acting
on the stone? Now release the stone. What do you observe? What are
the forces acting on the stone after you release it?​

Answer 1

Answer:

gravity will act on it after it is released

Answer 2

In the first case, muscular force is acting on the stone as we have held it in our hand.

In the second case, gravitational force is acting on the stone.

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