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In a car, how does an air bag minimize the force acting on a person during a collision?

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Due to the laws of motion the airbag causes force in the other direction while the person is moving forward, thus trying to equal out the force acting apon the person to make them stay in place.
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It increases the time it takes for the person to stop.

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