What name is given to the force acting on a unit area of an object ?

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The force acting on an object perpendicular to the surface is called thrust and The thrust on unit area is called PRESSURE. The SI unit of pressure is Pascal (Pa) .Pressure is also can be defined as force per unit area.

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