Neglecting air resistance, after a ball leaves your hand when you toss it upward, the force on it

A) gradually decreases until the ball reaches the top of its path.
B) first acts upward and then downward after reaching the top.
C) is only the force due to gravity, always directed downward.
D) none of the above


Answer: C

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