When you sit on a chair, the reaction to your weight is
A) zero if in equilibrium.
B) the chair pushing on you.
C) the Earth being pulled up.
D) your push down on the chair.
E) the floor pushing up on the chair.
C
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A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
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