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If Someone Presses a Pointed Needle Against Your Skin, You Are Hurt. but If Someone Presses a Rod Against Your Skin with the Same Force, You Easily Tolerate. Explain. - Physics

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If someone presses a pointed needle against your skin, you are hurt. But if someone presses a rod against your skin with the same force, you easily tolerate. Explain.

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We know that pressure is the application of force over a particular area. In mathematical terms, pressure is equal to force divided by area; that is, with more force comes more pressure and with more area comes less pressure. An iron rod has more surface area than the pointed tip of a needle. That is why the pointed needle exerts more pressure than the iron rod (with the same force) when pressed against our skin.

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पाठ 13: Fluid Mechanics - Short Answers [पृष्ठ २७०]

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एचसी वर्मा Concepts of Physics Vol. 1 [English] Class 11 and 12
पाठ 13 Fluid Mechanics
Short Answers | Q 2 | पृष्ठ २७०

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