Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
The unit of pressure is .........
Advertisements
Solution
pascal.
The unit of pressure is pascal.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
In problem 10.9, if 15.0 cm of water and spirit each are further poured into the respective arms of the tube, what is the difference in the levels of mercury in the two arms? (Specific gravity of mercury = 13.6)
A plane is in level flight at a constant speed and each of its two wings has an area of 25 m2. If the speed of the air is 180 km/h over the lower wing and 234 km/h over the upper wing surface, determine the plane’s mass. (Take air density to be 1 kg m–3).
1 kgf = .............. (nearly).
Pressure is the thrust acting on a surface of ........... area.
Why is the bottom part of the foundation of a building made wider?
The figure shows a brick of weight 2 kgf and dimensions 20 cm × 10 cm × 5 cm placed in three different positions on the ground. Find the pressure exerted by the brick in each case.
Water flows through a horizontal tube of variable cross section. The area of cross section at A and B are 4 mm2 and 2 mm2 respectively. If 1 cc of water enters per second through A, find (a) the speed of water at A, (b) the speed of water at B and (c) the pressure difference PA − PB.
If the same force is made to act on a larger area, the pressure ______.
Intermolecular forces are stronger in ______.
It is easy to compress a gas whereas liquids are ______.
