Force per unit area is called pressure

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Solution

The correct option is A True
The force exerted by a given substance per unit area is called pressure.
Mathematically it is given as, $Pressure = \frac{Force}{Area}$ .
The SI unit of pressure is Pascal $(P a)$ .
Hence, the statement is true.

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