Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
The unit of pressure is
Options
N × m
kgf
N m-2
kgf m2
Advertisements
Solution
N m-2
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Water in a lake exerts pressure only at its bottom.
The feet of lizards act like
Calculate the pressure in pascal exerted by a force of 300 N acting normally on an area of 30 cm2.
A boy weighing 60 kgf stands on platform of dimensions 2.5 cm x 0.5 cm. What pressure in pascal does he exert?
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.

The pressure in a liquid at two points in the same horizontal plane are equal. Consider an elevator accelerating upward and a car accelerating on a horizontal road. The above statement is correct in
An empty plastic bottle closed with an airtight stopper is pushed down into a bucket filled with water. As the bottle is pushed down, there is an increasing force on the bottom. This is because
Explain the variation of the pressure exerted by liquid with respect to the following factors.
- Amount of liquid
- Depth
- Shape and size of the container
Explain why the cutting instruments are sharpened.
The net force in a particular direction is called ______.
