Question

2. A student claims that the normal force acting on the cart is equal in magnitude to the weight of the cart.Is the student correct?A. Yes, the student is correct because the normal force is directly proportional to the mass of the cart,as described in Newton's Second Law of Motion.B. No, the student is incorrect because the normal force is not the equal and opposite reaction to thecart's weight being applied on a surface, as described in Newton's Third Law of Motion.C. Yes, the student is correct because the normal force is the equal and opposite reaction to thecart's weight being applied on a surface, as described in Newton's Third Law of Motion.D. No, the student is incorrect because the normal force is inversely proportional to the mass of the cart,as described in Newton's Second Law of Motion.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The first law of Newton's says that the velocity of an object will remain unless there is a force acting on the object, the second law of newton says that the force is proportional to the mass and the acceleration, and the third law of newton says that there is always an equal an opposite forces acting on two objects that interact.

So, the normal force can be described as a result of the third law of Newton. It means that it is equal in magnitude to the weight of the cart.

Therefore, the answer is:

C. Yes, the student is correct because the normal force is the equal and opposite reaction to the cart's weight being applied on a surface, as described in Newton's Third Law of Motion.