Several companies produce personal water filters that can travel anywhere. Such filters make any water safe to drink by removing bacteria and other contaminants. However, they cannot filter heavy metals and viruses or remove salt. The filters are constructed of sturdy plastic and weigh just two ounces. They can be purchased in stores or online for about $20. Evaluate this design by describing the criteria it does or does not meet.

force is based upon mass and acceleration.the statement is not always true.

it can be explained from newton's second law of motion.

as per newton's second law of motion the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the applied force and takes place along the direction of force.

mathematically it can be written as -

                                              ⇒      

here   k is the proportionality constant whose value is 1.

                                                            [a is the acceleration=dv/dt]

hence we see that force not only depends on mass and acceleration but also on velocity and rate of change of mass. force f will depend on mass and acceleration only when mass is constant.

hence the statement that force is based upon mass and acceleration is false.