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A strong magnet attracts a paper clip to itselt with a certain force. Does the paper clip exert a force on the strong magnet? If not, why not? If so, does it exert as much force on the magnet as the magnet exerts on it? Defend your answers.
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This is due to Newton's Third Law of Motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In this case, the action is the force exerted by the magnet on the paper clip, and the reaction is the force exerted by the paper clip on the Show more…
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