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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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  • Which one among the following measures the same quantity as that is measured by the SI unit ‘pascal’?

    A
    joule
    B
    torr
    C
    newton
    D
    watt

  • Unit of "Pascal " is the same as

    A
    `10^6 "dyne/cm"^2`
    B
    1 poundal/`"inch"^2`
    C
    `"1 newton/metre"^2`
    D
    `1 "dyne/cm"^2`