Question

Gas is contained in a cylinder with a movable piston. The pressure exerted by the gas is$2000Pa$. The area of the piston is$6500c{m}^2$. Find the force acting on the piston.

Answer 1

Step 1 Given data,

1. Pressure = $2000Pa$
2. Area =$6500c{m}^2$

Step 2 Formula Used,

$Pressure=\frac{force}{area}$

$Force=pressure\times area$

Step 3 Solution,

$$\begin{gathered} Area=\frac{6500}{100\times 100} \\ Area=0.65m^2 \end{gathered}$$

$$\begin{gathered} Force=2000\times 0.65 \\ Force=1300N \end{gathered}$$

Force acting on the piston is $1300N$