A 100C charged body of mass 20 kg repels a 1C charged body of 10 g with a force of 2000N. Will the smaller charged body apply the same, smaller, or greater force on the 20 kg charged body?

According to Newton’s Third Law of Motion, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This means that the force the smaller charged body applies on the 20 kg charged body will be the same as the force the 20 kg charged body applies on the smaller body, but in the opposite direction.

So, even though the smaller body has much less mass and a smaller charge, the magnitude of the force exerted by the smaller body on the 20 kg body is 2000 N (same as the force applied by the 20 kg body on the smaller body), but it will be in the opposite direction.

Thus, the smaller body will apply the same force of 2000 N, but in the opposite direction

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