The wind blows a lawn chair that weighs 4 kg into a fence with a force of 8 N. How much reaction force does the fence exert on the chair?(1 point)
Responses
8 N
8 N
2 N
2 N
0 N
0 N
0.5 N
0.5 N
The reaction force that the fence exerts on the chair is 8 N.
The reaction force that the fence exerts on the chair is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the force applied by the chair on the fence. Therefore, the reaction force exerted by the fence on the chair is 8 N.
To determine the reaction force exerted by the fence on the chair, we can use Newton's Third Law of Motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
The given information tells us that the wind exerts a force of 8 N on the chair as it blows into the fence. According to Newton's Third Law, the fence will exert an equal and opposite force on the chair.
Therefore, the reaction force exerted by the fence on the chair is also 8 N. So the correct answer is 8 N.