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A block of mass M is kept on earth.Earth exerts a force of Mg downwards.what's the reaction pair of this force?

swapan jain , 13 Years ago
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Chetan Mandayam Nayakar

Last Activity: 13 Years ago

earth AND block exert gravitational force Mg on each other. In addition block and earth exert normal reaction of Mg on each other.

Viral A. Parmar

Last Activity: 13 Years ago

mg upwards

Ashwin Muralidharan IIT Madras

Last Activity: 13 Years ago

Hi Swapan,

 

Please note, Action and Reaction are oposite forces, acting on two different bodies (either in Contact/not in contact).

 

Have a look at this diagram:

Hope that helps.

 

All the best,

Regards,

Ashwin (IIT Madras).

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