Question

A force of 16N acts on an area of 50 cm2.What is the pressure in pascal? *

Answer 1

$Force = 16N$

$Area = 50cm^{2} or 0.5m^{2}$

$\large\red{\boxed{pressure = \dfrac{Thrust}{Area}}}$

So ,by the given value of Thrust and area we can find the pressure .ie.,

$\large\pink{\boxed{pressure = \dfrac{16}{0.5}}}$

Hence the pressure is 32 pascal.

Answer 2

Given:

The magnitude of force acting = 16 N

The area on which force is actin = 50 cm²

To find:

Find the pressure in pascal

Solution:

We know that pressure is equal to the force applied per unit area, therefore to find the pressure we will divide the magnitude of force applied with the total area.

Pressure = force / area

Now, given that

Force = 16 N

Area = 50 cm² or 0.005 m²

Now we will find the pressure using these values

pressure = 16/0.005

pressure = 3200 N/m²

Now we know that 1 pascal = 1 N/m²

Therefore, pressure in pascal will be 3200 pascal.