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A cube of edge length 10 cm is placed inside a liquid. The pressure at the centre of the face is 15 Pa. find the force exerted by the liquid on this face.

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`F=PA=(15Pa)xx(10cm)^2`
`=(15Pa)xx(100xx10^-4m^2)=0.15N`
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