Pressure

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Pressure: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Pressure and Pressure Exerted by Solids.

Important Questions on Pressure

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A motorcycle weighs 1200 N. If the pressure exerted by one of its tyres is 120 Pa, then find the area of the tyre in contact with the road.

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Force acting on a given area is called pressure.

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Why is the knife used for cutting vegetables sharper?

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A camel can run/walk in deserts very easily as compared to donkey, horse, dog, etc because of

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It is easier to pierce a sharp object than a blunt object through a surface because

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The SI unit of pressure is pascal (Pa).

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What is the effect on pressure if the thrust gets doubled?