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A small car collides with a large truck is the magnitude of the force experience by the car greater than less than or equal to the magnitude of the force experience by the truck

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Less than because the car is lighter and less forceful than the large truck
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The magnitude of the force experienced by the car would be less; force equals mass times acceleration (F=ma) the car would have significantly less mass, making the force less.
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