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GCSE Combined Science · key term
Two equal and opposite forces of the same type, exerted by two interacting objects on each other. Each force acts on a different object.
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Specification 6.5.4.2.3 · Paper 6
Revise: Newton's Third LawThird-law pairs occur whenever objects interact, whether the objects are stationary or moving. The existence of an equal and opposite partner does not, by itself, mean that an object is in equilibrium.
Equal and opposite arrows are not enough to identify a third-law pair. Check that the forces act on different objects and are the same type.
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