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Question
Multiple Choice Question. Select the correct option.
When you kick a stone, you get hurt. Due to which property this happens?
Options
Inertia of stone
Velocity of the kick
Momentum of the kick
Reaction of the stone
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Solution
Inertia of stone
Explanation: The property of a body by which it is unable to change its state of rest or of uniform motion by itself, even when some external force is applied to it, is called inertia.
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