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GK QUESTION#2992

What is the physical quantity defined as the force acting per unit area of a surface?

  1. AWork
  2. BPressureCorrect answer
  3. CPower
  4. DDensity
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B. Pressure

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Pressure is normal force per unit area, P = F/A. Its SI unit is the pascal, equal to one newton per square metre. Work, power and density are different physical quantities.

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