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Question

A chef while cooking cuts his hand with a sharp-edged knife, but to his surprise, his hand did not cut with a spoon even on the application of a greater force. Why did it cut from a knife for a smaller force?


A

For the same force, the pressure developed in the knife is much larger due to its sharp edge than the spoon.

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For the same force, the pressure developed in the knife is much smaller due to its sharp edge than the spoon.

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C

Due to gravity.

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D

Can't say.

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