State True or False.
The CGS unit of pressure is $10$ times greater than the MKS unit of pressure.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
CGS unit of pressure is $d y n e c m^{- 2}$
MKS unit of pressure is $N / M^{2}$
$1 d y n e c m^{- 2} = \frac{10^{- 5}}{10^{- 4}} = \frac{1}{10} N m^{2}$
So 1 MKS unit is 10 times of CGS unit.

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