Important things to know for Newton's Third law are:

  • The misconception that force pairs can cancel each other out. A force pair never acts on the same objct. This is key when drawing FBD.

  • Force pairs are equal and opposite, but one force in the force pair always acts on a different system than the other force in the force pair.

  • The force pair is do to the fact that a force is inherently an interaction and involves two things.