Physics
A boy pushes a wall with a force of 10 N towards east. What force is exerted by the wall on the boy?
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As we know, Newton’s third law states that for every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction.
Hence, when the boy pushes the wall with a force of 10 N towards east then the wall will also push the boy with a force of 10 N towards west.
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