You apply a force of 10 N to a grocery cart in order to get an acceleration of 0.5 m/s².If you apply a force of 20 N to the same grocery cart, its acceleration will be A) 10 m/s². B) 1 m/s². C) 0.5 m/s². D) 0.25m/s². E) 20 m/s².

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According to Newton's second law, acceleration is directly proportional to force. Doubling the force from 10 N to 20 N doubles the acceleration from 0.5 m/s² to 1 m/s².

You Apply a Force of 10 N to a Grocery