A player hits a ball with a bat.The action force is the impact of the bat against the ball.The reaction to this force is the
A)air resistance on the ball.
B)weight of the ball.
C)force that the ball exerts on the bat.
D)grip of the player's hand against the ball.
E)weight of the bat.

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According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Therefore, the force that the ball exerts on the bat is the reaction to the action force of the impact of the bat against the ball.

A Player Hits a Ball with a Bat