Question

1. a baseball player bats a ball with a force of 1,000 n. the ball exerts a reaction force (without any additional forces action on it) against the bat of.. why?

Explanation:

According to Newton's third - law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When the bat applies a force of 1000 N on the ball, the ball exerts an equal and opposite force on the bat.

Answer:

The ball exerts a reaction force of 1000 N on the bat because of Newton's third - law of motion.