According to newton's 2nd law of motion, if you hit a baseball with a bat it will

hurt your hand from the reaction force
accelerate according to the applied force
fly in a straight line unless an outside force changes its course
fall to the ground because of gravitational pull

accelerate according to the applied force

would be false hope this out

what experimental evidence led scientists to change from the previous model to this one?

a few of the positive particles aimed at a gold foil seemed to bounce back.

the colors of light emitted from heated atoms had very specific energies.

experiments with water vapor showed that elements combine in specific proportions.

cathode rays were bent in the same way whenever a magnet was brought near them.