A lump of cheese of weight 24 N is kept on a table. It is a cubic lump with an area 6 $c m^{2}$ . What pressure does it exert on the table?

4 N/m²

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2 N/cm²

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6 N/m²

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Solution

The correct option is B
4 N/cm²

Pressure is the thrust per unit area of the surface. If a thrust F acts on area A, then
Pressure = $\frac{T h r u s t}{A r e a}$
Or P = $\frac{F}{A}$ = $\frac{24 N}{6 c m^{2}}$ = $\frac{4 N}{c m^{2}}$ .

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