Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What do you mean by pressure? Write its SI unit.
One Line Answer
Advertisements
Solution
The thrust on the unit surface is known as pressure. The SI unit of pressure is Nm-2.
shaalaa.com
Variation of Pressure with Depth in a Fluid
Is there an error in this question or solution?
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
The normal pressure of air is 76 cm of mercury. Calculate the pressure in SI units.
[Density of mercury = 13600 kg/m3 and g = 10 m/s2]
Is pressure a scalar or vector physical quantity?
What do you mean by thrust? Write its SI unit.
What length of the water column is equivalent to 0.76 m mercury column?
State whether thrust is scalar or vector.
(i) Calculate the height of a water column which will exert on its base the same
Pressure as the 70 cm column of mercury.
(ii) Will the height of the water column change if the cross-section of the water column is made wider?
Explain, why a gas bubble released at the bottom of a lake grows in size as it rises to the surface of the lake.
Name some ambient pressure diving suits.
What fact about liquid pressure does the following diagram in the following figure illustrate?
What do you mean by relative density?
