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Pressure in Fluids and Atmospheric Pressure — PHYSICS STD 9 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9PHYSICSPressure in Fluids and Atmospheric Pressure2 Marks
Question
Differentiate between thrust and pressure.
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Answer

Thrust is the force applied on a surface in a perpendicular direction and it is a vector quantity. The effect of thrust per unit area is pressure, and it is a scalar quantity.

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