Question

When a given force is applied on larger area of contact the pressure exerted by it *

Answer 1

Answer:

decreases

is the answer

Explanation:

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Answer 2

When a given force is applied to a larger area of contact, the pressure exerted by it decreases.

• Pressure is the total force exerted on a given unit area.
• Pressure = Force ( 1/ Area)
• This means the pressure is inversely proportional to the area.
• As the area of the surface increases the pressure will decrease and vice versa.
• This is because the given force is used on a very large area.
• The forces each unit area experiences will be very small.
• And hence, that small force will be able to exert only a small pressure.