PHYSICS PROJECT

NEWTON’S THIRD LAW

OF MOTION

PRIYANKA KAPOOR
XI-A Roll No.08
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I’d like to express my gratitude to the educational

institution of New Horizon Public School and
Principal Mrs. Monalisa Basu to provide me with the
opportunity to cover such an intriguing topic. I would
like to devote a special thanks to my brilliant physics
teachers, Parvathy Ma'am, Priya Ma'am and Janakraj
Sir for being the most knowledgeable and qualified
mentors to guide me through these experiments. I
would also like to thank my peers, Lab Staff and
teachers for helping me understand the complexity of
this topic.
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CONTENT PAGE NO.

INTRODUCTION 4

NEWTON’S THIRD LAW OF 5-6

MOTION

IT’S APPLICATIONS IN DAILY 7

LIFE

DEMONSTRATING NEWTON’S 8-11

THIRD LAW WITH AN
EXPERIMENT
BIBLIOGRAPHY 12

THANK-YOU 13
 INTRODUCTION

Newton's Third Law of Motion, often described as one of

the fundamental principles of physics, is a concise yet
profound concept that revolutionized our understanding
of motion and forces in the universe.

This law, proposed by Sir Isaac Newton in the 17th

century, is often stated as "For every action, there is an
equal and opposite reaction." It's a principle that
underlies a wide range of physical phenomena and plays
a critical role in explaining how objects interact with one
another in the world around us.

In this introduction, we'll delve into the essence of

Newton's Third Law and explore its applications in
various real-world scenarios.
NEWTON’S THIRD LAW OF
MOTION-
Force is a push or pull acting on an object resulting in
its interaction with another object. Force is a result of
an interaction. Force can be classified into two
categories: contact force such as frictional force and
non-contact force such as gravitational force. According
to Newton, when two bodies interact, they exert force
on each other, and these forces are known as action and
reaction pairs, which is explained in Newton’s third law
of motion.
Newton’s third law of motion states that-
“When one body exerts a force on the other body, the
first body experiences a force which is equal in
magnitude in the opposite direction of the force which
is exerted”.
The above statement means that in every interaction,
there is a pair of forces acting on the interacting
objects.
 ITS APPLICATIONS IN
DAILY LIFE:

A rocket going upward

pushes the hot gases
downwards.

Recoil is observed
when we fire a
bullet from the gun.
DEMONSTRATING NEWTON’S
THIRD LAW WITH AN
EXPERIMENT

Newton’s laws of motion have been proven several

times by different methods
We will be looking at one of the methods used to
prove the third law of motion.

It must be remembered that action and reaction

always act on different objects. The Third Law of
Motion indicates that when one object exerts a force
on another object, the second object instantaneously
exerts a force back on the first object. These two
forces are always equal in magnitude, but opposite in
direction.
THE EXPERIMENT

OBJECTIVE-
To study the Third Law of Motion using two spring
balances

PROCEDURE-
1. Take two similar spring balances of different
ranges, say A and B.
2. Note the least count of the spring balances.
3. Attach the ring of spring balance A on a hook
fixed in the wall and the spring balance B is
attached to the hook of spring balance A.
4. Hold the spring balances exactly horizontal to the
table.
5. Pull the ring of spring balance B gently.
6. Observe and note the reading of both the spring
balances.Repeat the experiment by applying
different forces.
 Observations:
1. Least count of the spring balance = value of 1
small division
2. Least count of the spring balance A= 0 N
3. Least count of the spring balance B = 0 N

No. of Reading of Reading of Difference

observations B (Second A (First in reading
spring spring of A and B
balance) balance) (N)
when force when force
applied (N) applied (N)
1. 0.5 0.5 0

2. 1.0 1.0 0

3. 1.5 1.5 0

Result:
The readings on both the balances are the same in each
case. Thus action and reaction forces are equal and
opposite and act on two different bodies.
 Force applied-
0.5N

Force applied-
1.0N

Force applied-
1.5N
BIBLIOGRAPHY

https://amrita.olabs.edu.in/?sub=1&brch=1&sim=10
5&cnt=4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_laws_of
_motion
https://byjus.com/physics/newtons-third-law-motio
n/