A physicist and a chemist are playing tug-of-war. For a certain length of time during the game, the participants are essentially at rest. During this time, each person pulls on the rope (which can be treated as an ideal string) with a force of $350 \mathrm{~N}$. What is the tension on the rope?
A) $700 \mathrm{~N}$
B) $350 \mathrm{~N}$
C) $175 \mathrm{~N}$
D) Other (specify)

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The tension in the rope is $350 \mathrm{~N}$ because the system is in equilibrium (at rest), meaning the forces pulling on either end of the rope are equal and opposite, resulting in a tension equal to the force applied by each person.

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