A $6-\mathrm{kg}$ bowling ball moving at $3 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ collides with a 1.4-kg bowling pin at rest. How do the magnitudes of the forces exerted by the collision on each object compare?
A) The force on the pin is larger than the force on the ball.
B)The force on the ball is larger than the force on the pin.
C) Both objects experience the same magnitude of force.
D) The collision exerts no force on the ball.
E) There is no way to tell.

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According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that the force exerted by the bowling ball on the pin is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force exerted by the pin on the ball.

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