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10-04-C01 Grade 10 Physics Chapter 4: PRESSURE
10-04-C01 Grade 10 Physics Chapter 4: PRESSURE
Grade 10 Physics
Chapter 4: PRESSURE
4.1 PRESSURE
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1. Pressure, density and specific gravity are important
quantities in physics and pressure is the basic of
hydrostatics and hydrodynamics.
2. The study of fluids at rest is called hydrostatics and the
study of fluids at motion is hydrodynamics.
Pressure: Pressure is defined as the force exerted
normally on unit area.
force
pressure
area
F
p , where p = pressure, F = force, A = area.
A
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3. In the SI units, pressure is measured in 'pascal' (Pa).
4. 1 Pa= 1 N m-2.
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8. Similarly, sharp knives cut more easily than blunt
knives because of smaller cutting area.
1 hPa = 100 Pa = 1 mb
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