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A-LevelPhysicsDynamicsOct/Nov 2020Paper 1 Q81 Mark

What is not a statement of one of Newton's laws of motion?

AIf body X exerts a force on body Y, body Y exerts an equal and opposite force on body X.
BIf no resultant force acts on a body it has constant velocity.
CThe rate of change of momentum of a body is proportional to the resultant force acting on it and takes place in the direction of the force.
DThe total momentum of a system of interacting bodies is constant if there is no external force.

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Physics (9702) Oct/Nov 2020 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Dynamics and is worth 1 mark.

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