A boy is pushing forward on a crate with a force of 100 newtons. The reaction force is

Newton’s third law says that forces come in equal and opposite pairs acting on different objects. If the boy pushes the crate forward with 100 newtons, the crate pushes back on the boy with 100 newtons in the opposite direction. The crate’s motion or acceleration is not itself the reaction force.

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