Statement 1: For the same load/force acting on two different surfaces, more pressure is developed on the surface with a smaller area.
Statement 2: Pressure is defined as thrust(force acting normally to the surface) per unit area.

Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true

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Both statements are true and statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1

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Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false

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Both statements are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1

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Solution

The correct option is D
Both statements are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1

Pressure is defined as the thrust per unit area. So, for the same force or load, the pressure developed is more for a surface having a smaller area.

The sharp knife exerts a large pressure on the surface, due to the small area of contact.

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Statement 1: For the same load/force acting on two different surfaces, more pressure is developed on the surface with a smaller area.
Statement 2: Pressure is defined as thrust(force acting normally to the surface) per unit area.

The force acting per unit surface area is called Pressure and its S.I. unit is _______.

The same amount of pressure is applied on two different objects with different surface area. In this scenario which of the following statements is correct.

A.both the surface experience the same Force .

b.the surface having more surface area experiences more force.

c.the surface having less surface area experiences more force

d.force is zero in both cases

Q. A force of 100N acts on the surface of area 10cm2 normally. What are the thrust and pressure on the surface?

Q. Tick the most appropriate answer.
If

F

is a force acting normally on a surface of area

A

, then the pressure

P

is given by:

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Statement 1: For the same load/force acting on two different surfaces, more pressure is developed on the surface with a smaller area. Statement 2: Pressure is defined as thrust(force acting normally to the surface) per unit area.

Statement 1: For the same load/force acting on two different surfaces, more pressure is developed on the surface with a smaller area.
Statement 2: Pressure is defined as thrust(force acting normally to the surface) per unit area.