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Take a small stone. Hold it in your hand. What are the forces acting on the stone ? Now release the stone. What do you observe ? What are the forces acting on the stone after you release it ?

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(1) The force exerted by the person holding the stone, the force exerted by air and the earth's gravitational force.
(2) The stone falls to the ground.
(3) The force exerted by air and the earth's gravitational force.
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