Newtons Third Law of Motion:

Law of Interaction
Group 4: IV- St. Augustine
Allona Jane M. Naoz
Daven R. Enova
Maria Angelie Judel O. Saludo
Leziel C. Parec
Arvin D. Faderagao

INTRODUCTION:
Isaac Newtonstatedhisthirdlawofmotion,whichisallabout
theAction-Reaction Forces.
Newtonslawofinertiashowstherelationshipbetweenforce
andmotion,whilehislawofaccelerationdemonstratesthe
effectofforcesonmotion.Histhirdlawexplainsthenatureof
forces.Wealwaysfeelthethirdlaweverytimeweinteractwith
objectsaroundus.
Thelawofinteractionstatesthat:

For every action exerted by one body,

there is an equal but opposite force
acting on some other body.

DemonstrationofNewtonsThird
LawVideo
(Source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKJDpPi-UN0)

ILLUSTRATION:
Letusillustratethislaw:
Ifatableispressedfromitscorner
withyourhand,thetablepushes
backandresultisadentinourskin.
Ifwepressthetableharder,dentin
ourskingoesdeeper.Thisresults
inNewton Third Law.

Newtons Third Law of

Motion Examples
1. Hammer on the nail
Heretheforceexertedbythehammeronthenailisequalin
magnitudeandoppositeindirectiontotheforceappliedbythe
nailonthehammer.

 2.Ball being thrown

Anotherexampleisthatwhenwethrowaballupward,forceof
gravityisappliedbytheearthontheball.

3. A person slams a wall.

Supposeapersonslamsthewallwithhisfist.Theforceapplied
bythepersonthroughhisfistonthewallisequaltotheforce
appliedbythewallonthefist.Harderthepersonslamsthewall,
morehegetshurt.Similarprocedureisfollowedwhenaperson
kicksthefootball.

 4.How the bus move or run on road?

Tireofthebusappliesforceontheroad.Directionoftheforce
appliedbythetireontheroadisinbackwarddirection.Inreturn
theroadpushesthebusintheoppositedirection,i.e.,inthe
forwarddirection.Inthisway,busmovesontheroad.Ifmoreforce
isappliedbythebusontheroad,buswillmovefaster.

 5.Rocket propulsion
Itisshownhowtherocketmovesinthespacebyfollowing
theNewton'sthirdlaw.Actually,whenrocketmovesinthe
spaceitpushesthegasoutsidefromit,i.e.,rocketapplies
forceonthegasesinthebackwarddirection.Asareaction,
thegasesputequalamountofforceontherocketinthe
oppositedirectionandtherocketmovesintheforward
direction.

6.Aswimmerpushesthewaterinthebackwarddirection(action
force)andthewaterexertsaforceontheswimmer(reactionforce)
whichpusheshimforward.

Action and Reaction Forces Acting on a Swimmer

Special Thanks to Marvin Mabalot.

TounderstandmoreaboutNewtons
ThirdLaw(LawofInteraction),just
sitbackandrelaxaswewatchthis
video.

NOTE:
Eventhoughtheactionandreactionforcesare
equalandoppositetheirresultantisnot
equaltozeroastheactionandreactionforcesare
actingontwodifferentbodies
Thethirdlawholdsgoodwhentheinteracting
bodiesareatrestorinmotion
Newton'sthirdlawdescribestherelationship
betweentheforceofinteractionbetweentwo
objects
Thislawdoesnotgiveusthemagnitudeofforce

Newtons Third Law Application

Friction:Whenanobjectmovesonthesurfaceorinthe
water,aresistiveforceactsontheobjecttoretarditsmotion.
Thisresistiveforceistermedastheforceoffriction.Forceof
frictionallowsustomove,runandthemovementofvehicles
totakeplace.
This is called as the Force of Friction.
Untiltheappliedforceremainssmallerthantheforceof
friction,bookwillnotmove.Thisforceiscalledasstaticforce
offrictionparticularly.Whentheappliedexternalforce
becomesgreaterthantheforceoffriction,thebookstart
moving.Roughsurfacesoffermoreforceoffrictionthanthe
smoothsurfaces.

SOURCE/S:

http://physics.tutorvista.com/motion/newton-s-third-law-of-mo
tion.html
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKJDpPi-UN0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP0Bb3WXJ_k

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