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What is the reaction force when a hammer hits a nail?
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What is the reaction force when a hammer hits a nail?

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when you hit the nail the hammer impacts a strong impulse on the nail. The nail transmits this impulse through it and when it reaches the wood, the wood then impacts an equal and opposite reaction (the nail will move a bit)
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