Question

What are the factors on which pressure depends?

Answer 1

1. The pressure depends on two factors.
2. Force applied and Area over which force acts.
3. Pressure $=\frac{Force}{Area}$
4. The same force can produce different pressure depending on the area on which it acts.
5. For example, when a force acts over a large area of an object, it produces a small pressure. But if the same force act over a small area of the object, it produces a large pressure.