Pressure depends on the ------- of force applied and the -------- of surface over which the force is applied.

magnitude

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Solution

The correct options are
(A) magnitude
(C) area
Pressure is defined as the thrust acting on the unit area of a surface.
Thrust is the normal force acting on a surface.
Pressure depends on the magnitude of force applied on the surface and also on the area of the surface over which the force is applied.
It is given as $P r e s s u r e = \frac{F o r c e}{A r e a}$

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