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ICSE Class 8 Physics Question 13 of 24

Force and Pressure — Question 15

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Question 15

Define the term pressure and state its unit.

Answer

Pressure is defined as the thrust acting per unit area.

Pressure = ThrustArea\dfrac{\text{Thrust}}{\text{Area}}

Its unit is pascal (Pa) or newtonmetre2\dfrac{\text{newton}}{\text{metre}^2} (N m-2).