2020 · Q6
Which one of the following statements with regards to Newton՚s third law of motion is not correct?
general-sciencephysics-mechanics
- AForce never occurs singly in nature
- BWhen the earth pulls a stone downwards due to gravity, the stone exerts a force on the earth
- CThere is a cause effect relation implied in the third law
- DThere is no cause-effect relation implied in the third law
Explanation
Newton's third law states that forces occur in equal, opposite and simultaneous pairs: the Earth pulling a stone downward means the stone pulls the Earth upward with an equal force, so A and B are true. Action and reaction occur at the same instant on different bodies, with no cause-and-effect sequence between them — making D true and C false. Since the question asks which statement is not correct, the answer is C.