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Read the following statement:

The amount of force acting on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration.

Does the statement describe a scientific law?

No, because it is applicable to all cases in the natural world
Yes, because it is applicable to just a few cases in the natural world
No, because it describes the relationship between force and acceleration
Yes, because it describes how mass and acceleration affect force

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

the acceleration of an object as produced by a net force is directly proportional to the magnitude of the net force, in the same direction as the net force, and inversely proportional to the mass of an object

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