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(a) What is a pascal? (b) How big is p...

(a) What is a pascal?
(b) How big is pascal?

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(a)It is SI unit of pressure where 1 pascal `=1(N)/(m^2)`.
(b) It is very small pressure- about the same as the weight of an apple at the Earth's surface acting over the area of an open newspaper.
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