LAW OF

INTERACTION
Third law of motion built on the first two.
The third law of motion states,

“ when one object exerts a force

on another, the second object
exerts on the first a force equal in
magnitude but opposite in
direction”.
Here are examples of action and reaction
forces.
Action: air rush down ; Reaction: balloons
goes up.
Action: gases rush down ; Reaction: the
rocket goes up.
Action: weight pulling down ; Reaction:
chair forces pushing up.
Newton’s third law of motion describes the
characteristics of a pair of action/reaction forces:

■ The two forces are equal in magnitude.

■ The two forces push or pull in opposite directions.
■ The two forces act on different object.
■ The force of one object is acting on a second object
and vice-versa.
■ The description of one force is the reverse of the
second force’s description.