A small car bumps into van at rest. Upon which vehicle is the force of contact greater? Which vehicle undergoes the most acceleration?

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Originally Posted by Kaiser06

A small car bumps into van at rest. Upon which vehicle is the force of contact greater?

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Are you familiar with Newton's 3rd Law? What does it say about the magnitude and direction of forces between bodies?

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Which vehicle undergoes the most acceleration?

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From Newton's 2nd Law boils down to: . For a given value of 'F' if 'm' is large then 'a' is small, and vice versa.