A book rests on a desk. Why are weight and normal force not an action-reaction pair?
AThey differ in size
BBoth act on one body
CThey are not vertical
DThey differ in units
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Both act on one body
Both forces act on the book, whereas a third-law pair must act on two different bodies.
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