Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
What force acting on an area of 0.5 m2 will produce a pressure of 500 Pa ?
Advertisements
Solution
Area = 0.5 m2
Pressure = 500 Pa
Thrust = ?
`"Pressure" = "Thrust"/"Area"`
Pressure × Area = Thrust
500 × 0.5 = Thrust
250 N = Thrust
Answer: Thrust = 250 N.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Gases exert pressure in all directions.
Describe a suitable experiment to demonstrate that a liquid exerts pressure sideways also?
State two factors on which the pressure at a point in a liquid depends.
A dam has broader walls at the bottom than at the top. Give a reason.
Name two common fluids.
The pressure of a liquid column ______ with the depth of the column.
Viscosity depends on the pressure of a liquid.
Water (or) liquids exert pressure on ______.
If the volume of the object is above the water surface, then the object is less dense.
Differentiate Liquid from Gas
