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Opposite doesn't mean completely different, it means the antithesis of.

Dark is the opposite of light. It isn't merely different from light, it is defined as the absence of light. The word "dark" literally means, "not light."

The moon is completely different from a frog, but they're not really opposites of each other. The moon is not a frog, granted, but it isn't defined by being not a frog. Its definition has no relationship to a frog, so it isn't the opposite of a frog. Likewise, its definition has no relationship to light or dark, which is why it isn't the opposite of those things, despite being completely different from them too.

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How do objects with different charges react to each other?

They attract each other. Thus the saying, 'opposites attract'


Action and reaction forces acting in opposite directions do cancel out because they act on different objects true or false?

True. According to Newton's third law of motion, action and reaction forces always act on different objects and have equal magnitudes but opposite directions. So, when these forces act in opposite directions on different objects, they effectively cancel each other out.


Why does and object move if the action reaction forces are equal?

An object can still move even if the action and reaction forces are equal because they act on different objects. The equal forces produce opposite accelerations on the two objects, causing them to move in opposite directions. This is described by Newton's third law of motion.


What does force pairs mean?

Force pairs refer to the equal and opposite forces that two interacting objects exert on each other. This is in accordance with Newton's third law of motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The force pairs act on different objects and have the same magnitude but opposite directions.


Why is gravity the opposite of radiation?

Gravity and radiation are not really opposites. Gravity is a force that attracts objects with mass towards each other, while radiation refers to the emission of energy in the form of waves or particles. They are distinct phenomena that operate independently of each other in nature.

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