A baseball is thrown by a pitcher with a speed of 35 m/*. The batter swings and hits the ball. The magnitude of the force that the ball exerts on the bat is always
(A) zero as it is only the bat that exerts a force on the ball.
(B) equal to the gravitational force acting on the ball.
(C) larger than the force the bat exerts on the ball.
(D) smaller than the force the bat exerts on the ball.
(E) equal to the force that the bat exerts on the ball.
