Question

calculate pressure exerted by a cube of side 5cm and mass 10kg on table top

Answer 1

Pressure = Force / Area
= mg / L^2
= (10 kg × 10 m/s^2) / (0.05 m × 0.05 m)
= 40 000 pascals
= 40 kilo pascals

Pressure exerted by cube on table top is 40 kilo pascals