Question

A box placed on a table exerts a force of 300 N. If the surface area of the box is 10 cm2. What would be the pressure exerted by the box on the table? ​

Answer 1

Answer :-

• The pressure exerted by the box is 3000 Nm² or 3000 Pa.

Explanation ::

To Find :-

• The pressure exerted by a box.

Solution :-

Given that,

• Magnitude of force = 300 N
• Area of contact = 10cm²

First we need to convert 10cm² to m².

=> 10cm² = 0.1m²

According the question,

As we know that,

Pressure = Force ÷ Area of contact,

Therefore,

=> Pressure = 300 ÷ 0.1

=> Pressure = 3000.

• The pressure exerted by the box is 3000 Nm² or 3000 Pa.

More Information

Some more information related to pressure :-

• The S.I. unit of pressure = Pascal ( Pa )
• 1 Pa = 1 Nm·²
• The bigger unit of pressure is kilopascal ( kPa ).
• Pressure depends on two factors:- Magnitude of force and Area of contact.
• Pressure = Force ÷ Area of contact.