Assertion Newton's third law of motion is applicable only when bodies are in motion. Reason Newton's third law applies to all types of forces, e.g. gravitational, electric or magnetic forces, etc.

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Assertion Newton's third law of motion is applicable only when bodies are in motion. Reason Newton's third law applies to all types of forces, e.g. gravitational, electric or magnetic forces, etc. (A) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. (B) Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion. (C) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect. (D) Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

According to Newton's third law of motion, it is impossible to have a single force out of mutual interaction between two bodies, whether they are moving or at rest.
It means, third law of motion is applicable to all the bodies either at rest or in motion and this law is also applicable to all types of forces.
Therefore, Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

Q. Assertion Newton's third law of motion is applicable only when bodies are in motion. Reason Newton's third law applies to all types of forces, e.g. gravitational, electric or magnetic forces, etc.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

Q. Assertion Newton's third law of motion is applicable only when bodies are in motion.
Reason Newton's third law applies to all types of forces, e.g. gravitational, electric or magnetic forces, etc.