State whether the following statement is true or false:
Action and reaction act on the same body.
Action and reaction act on the same body.
(B) The statement is False.
According to Newton's $Third$ Law of Motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. These two forces always act on two different bodies, not on the same body. Therefore, they cannot cancel each other out.
According to Newton's $Third$ Law of Motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. These two forces always act on two different bodies, not on the same body. Therefore, they cannot cancel each other out.
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